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Botswana depends mostly on beef and beef products as well as diamond as the two main exports and two revenue boosters, currently the diamond international market has declined by 50% thus affecting diamond exportation, as if it is not enough, foot and mouth disease also continues to ravage the country, crippling the economy already weakened by the financial crisis. The only hope lies therefore with tourism. Botswana’s principal tourist attractions are its game reserves, with hunting and photographic safaris available. Other attractions include the Okavango Delta region, which during the rainy season is a maze of waterways, islands, and lakes. The tourism industry also helped to diversify Botswana's economy from traditional sources such as diamonds and beef and created 23,000 jobs in 2005. Therefore it is evident that in this current situation, tourism can take Botswana from the muddy clay —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.33.11.13 (talk) 13:23, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
