Botswana, a Tswana term meaning “land of the Tswana people,” named after the main ethnic group, officially the Republic of Botswana, or Lefatshe la Botswana in Tswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Its capital is Gaborone. The inhabitants are called Botswanans. Formerly, the British Protectorate was called Bechuanaland. Botswana adopted its current name after gaining independence on September 30, 1966. Its economy, largely linked to its South African neighbor, is dominated by services, mining, industry, and agriculture. Botswana is the least corrupt country on the African continent. It is nicknamed “the African miracle,” “the exception of the continent,” or even “the Switzerland of Africa.” In terms of area, with its 581,730 km², Botswana ranks 45th in the world, and its territory is roughly the size of the island of Madagascar. With only 3.8 inhabitants per km², Botswana is one of the least densely populated countries in the world.