Botswana - The Economy
 
 
* Agriculture: In the fertile east, mainly subsistence farming, usually livestock rearing; there is a long history of drought and disease; crops grown include sorghum, maize, millet, beans, cotton, ground nuts, sunflowers.

* Mining: Nickel (2nd biggest in Africa), diamonds (Orapa and Jwaneng are the second and third largest diamond pipes in the world), cobalt, coal, asbestos, manganese, talc, gypsum, gold, chromium, silver, platinum.

* Manufacturing: Some food processing.

* Other: Tourism with particular emphasis on wildlife observation in the Okavango, Chobe and Moremi reserves.

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