Botswana

Capital city — Gaborone

Country population
2,254,126
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
208
i
02/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.728
(94/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
11.4
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Defence, Justice and Securi…
Total number of prisoners
4,343
i
02/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
101 %
i
06/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.7 %
i
02/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
10.4 %
i
12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
24.5 %
i
01/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Country-profile

Introduction

Country population

2,254,126

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.728

(94/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

11.4

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization