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Country name Botswana, in 35 editions.
The entry for Botswana published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Botswana
Republic of Botswana
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form:
Republic of Botswana
conventional short form:
Botswana
former:
Bechuanaland
The entry for Botswana did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former :
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswanaformer: former : Bechuanaland
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswanaformer : former: Bechuanaland
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana former: Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
local long form: Republic of Botswana
local short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form:
Republic of Botswana
conventional short form:
Botswana
local long form:
Republic of Botswana
local short form:
Botswana
former:
Bechuanaland
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
The same text in 7 editions, 2016 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
- etymology:
- the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana" - referring to the country's major ethnic group
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
local long form: Republic of Botswana
local short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
etymology: the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana" - referring to the country's major ethnic group
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
- etymology:
- the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana" - referring to the country's largest ethnic group
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
local long form: Republic of Botswana
local short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
etymology: the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana" - referring to the country's major largest ethnic group
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- conventional short form:
- Botswana
- local long form:
- Republic of Botswana
- local short form:
- Botswana
- former:
- Bechuanaland
- etymology:
- the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana," referring to the country's largest ethnic group
conventional long form: Republic of Botswana
conventional short form: Botswana
local long form: Republic of Botswana
local short form: Botswana
former: Bechuanaland
etymology: the name Botswana means "Land of the Tswana" - Tswana," referring to the country's largest ethnic group
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Botswana: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/botswana/country-name.