Botswana is a landlocked country located in the south of Africa, with an average altitude of 1,000 m. It is bordered by the Republic of South Africa to the south, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the east. It is located in the Kalahari Desert of the middle of South Africa‘s Highveld. In the northwest lie the Okavango Swamps which are a great delta and in the southeast and around Francistown lie hillocks. It is a dry tropical steppe climate in most of the country, and desert and semi-desert climate in the west. The average annual rainfall is 400 mm with average annual temperature of 21℃. Described as the “Louvre of the Desert”, the Tsolido Hills contain one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world and over 4,500 rock paintings in an area of approximately 10 km² within the Kalahari Desert.
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Tips for using cards in Botswana
Business opening time of China UnionPay December 2009
Local CUP service hotline None for the time being
POS bankcard consumption
This business has not been opened for the time being.
ATM withdrawal
Serviceable range
At present, the ATMs of Standard Chartered Bank may accept the withdrawal and balance inquiry with CUP cards.
Cards to be accepted
The bankcards with CUP logo.
Warm tips: The overdraft interest shall be paid for the withdrawal with credit cards; therefore, it is suggested that the cardholder use CUP debit card for the withdrawal abroad.
How to identify the ATMs that may accept CUP cards
The ATMs with CUP logo 
or the logo of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) 
may accept CUP cards.
Chinese and English interfaces
At present, the ATMs are only installed with English interfaces.
Charges and withdrawal limit
l For the withdrawal on ATMs with CUP cards abroad, according to the stipulations of the national competent department, the daily accumulated withdrawal with a single CUP debit card shall not exceed the foreign currency equivalent to RMB 10,000. For the daily limit of withdrawal with CUP credit cards, please consult the issuers.
l The issuers will charge certain commissions. For the specific rates, times of withdrawal with a single card in one day, limit of withdrawal each time, accumulated withdrawal limit and the like, please consult the issuers.
l If the CUP network is selected for the cash withdrawal, 1% - 2% of currency conversion fees will be waived compared with other bankcard networks. The local monetary amount withdrawn will be directly converted into RMB amount according to the market rate of exchange, and will be timely deducted by the issuers from the RMB account of the cardholder.
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