Botswana
Botswana, located in Southern Africa, is identified internationally by the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BW and the alpha-3 code BWA. The country's primary telecommunications identifier is the calling code +267, used when placing international calls to landlines and mobile numbers within Botswana. For web presence, Botswana utilizes the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) `.bw` for domain registration, which is essential for local businesses and organizations establishing a local online identity. The official currency is the Botswana Pula (BWP), a critical element for financial transactions, cross-border trade, and economic reporting in the region. These codes are vital for global commerce, communication, and ensuring accurate data localization in business contexts.
- Calling code
- +267
- ISO alpha-2
- BW
- ISO alpha-3
- BWA
- ISO numeric
- 072
- ccTLD
- .bw
- Currency
- BWPBotswana pula (BWP)
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Time zones
- Africa/Gaborone
How to call Botswana
From outside Botswana, dial your international access prefix, then +267, then the national number. Drop the leading trunk zero when the destination numbering plan requires it.
+267 [area or mobile code] [local number]