Botswana

"Botswana" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A republic in southern Africa, between NAMIBIA and ZAMBIA. It was formerly called Bechuanaland. Its capital is Gaborone. The Kalahari Desert is in the west and southwest.

Descriptor ID	D001902
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.058.290.175.230
Concept/Terms	Botswana Botswana Bechuanaland Kalahari Kalahari

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Africa [Z01.058]
Africa South of the Sahara [Z01.058.290]
Africa, Southern [Z01.058.290.175]
Botswana [Z01.058.290.175.230]

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