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Botswana
During the past twenty years Botswana has come from being one of the poorest countries to being considered one of the richest non-oil producing countries. This growth happens when a majority of the continent was struggling with African socialism. Within South Africa Botswana was encircled by countries at war. During this time the Rhodesian war had entered into the boarders of Botswa ....
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.... diamonds.
In 1967 the discovery of diamonds changed the whole economic development in Botswana. Jwaneng is a diamond mine in the south and Kalahari, Orapa, and Letlhakane are mines in the central. These four diamond mines combined revenues have accounted for 77 percent of the total exports and 45 percent of total GDP. The Botswana government owns these mines. Botswana is by far the worlds largest diamond exporter earning over 1,41 billion dollars.
Botswana econom ....
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