Botswanais a landlocked nation in Southern Africa.Botswana’spopulation is 1.8 millions (July 2007 estimate); the male/female ratio is 1.003. The birth rate is estimated at 23.17 births and the mortality rate at 13.63 per 1,000 people; the country population growth rate at 1.503%. The life expectancy is 50.58 years (51.55years for males and 49.58 years for females). The total fertility rate is 2.73 children born per woman, and infant mortality rate is 43.97 deaths /1,000 live births. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in adult population was estimated to be 24.1%, with 200,000 people believed to be living with HIV/AIDS and 18,000 (2006) people have died in the pandemic. There are about 120, 000 children living with HIV/AIDS (2006) and 18,000 orphaned by AIDS.
