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Botswana pula
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The Botswana pula is the official money used in Botswana, a country in southern Africa. It matters because it's what people use for buying and selling goods and services throughout the country.
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- 1976-00-00
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ISO 4217 CodeBWP (numeric: 072) Subunit0.01 Unit Unitpula SymbolP Denominations Subunit 1⁄100thebe Banknotes10, 20, 50, 100, 200 pula Coins5, 10, 25, 50 thebe, 1, 2, 5 pula Demographics Date of introduction23 August 1976 Official user(s) Botswana Unofficial user Zimbabwe Issuance Central bankBank of Botswana Websitewww.bankofbotswana.bw Valuation Inflation2.50% (April 2020) SourceBank of Botswana, 7 July 2016 MethodCPI
The pula is the currency of Botswana. It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe. Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very scarce in Botswana—home to much of the Kalahari Desert— playing a major role in rites of traditional Tswana belief; therefore valuable and the word extends its meaning as "blessing" or "fortune". The word also serves as the national motto of the country.
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