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Private/Passenger Non-Passenger/Other Bechuanaland Protectorate Country Information Credits

Private/Passenger

(A) 1966: Black on white
(B) 1974: Black on yellow
(C) Black on white (front), black on yellow (rear)
(D) 1984: Suffix letter added for Gabarone
(E) Series without district coding

Non-Passenger/Other

Bechuanaland Protectorate

Country Information

Location	Southern Africa
Capital	Gaborone
Religions	Indiginous beliefs and christianity
National Language	English. The other main language is Setswana.
History	Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British Crown Colony from 1885 to 1966. In 1966, independance was granted and it became Botswana.
International Oval	RB
ISO Code	BW

Credits

(1) Jim Fox/Greg Gibson
(2) Dick Elbers