No 7 Botswana

In Botswana, 24 percent of corporate directors are women.

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, with just over two million people.

Botswana was one of the poorest countries in Africa when it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year. Botswana has since transformed itself, becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in the world with a GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of about $14,000 per year and a high gross national income, possibly the fourth-largest in Africa, giving the country a modest standard of living. The country, being a member of the African Union, also has a strong tradition as a representative democracy and has the second highest Human Development Index of continental Sub-Saharan African countries.

A local girl in a camp near the Khwai River Lodge by Orient Express in Botswana in May 2013.[Photo/difc.cn]

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