BW — Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa known for the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Desert, and one of Africa's most stable democracies since independence in 1966. It transformed from one of the world's poorest countries to an upper-middle-income economy largely through diamond mining. Gaborone, the capital, is the main urban and economic center. The Botswana Pula (BWP) is among Africa's strongest currencies. For developers, the BW country code is used in locale settings like en-BW for Botswanan English and tn-BW for Setswana, both important for Southern African localization. The .bw top-level domain is used by Botswanan organizations, and the +267 calling code is required for phone number formatting in Botswanan applications. Botswana's relatively high internet penetration and growing digital economy make it an important market for properly localized software in Southern Africa.