{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bw",
  "iso": "BW",
  "slug": "bw",
  "name": "Botswana",
  "callingCode": 267,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "",
  "mobilePortable": false,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "3",
    "7"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "(?:321|7(?:[1-8]\\d|9[03]))\\d{5}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "71 123 456",
      "exampleInternational": "+267 71 123 456",
      "exampleE164": "+26771123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "(?:2(?:4[0-48]|6[0-24]|9[0578])|3(?:1[0-35-9]|55|[69]\\d|7[013]|81)|4(?:6[03]|7[1267]|9[0-5])|5(?:3[03489]|4[0489]|7[1-47]|88|9[0-49])|6(?:2[1-35]|5[149]|8[013467]))\\d{4}",
      "lengths": [
        7
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "240 1234",
      "exampleInternational": "+267 240 1234",
      "exampleE164": "+2672401234"
    },
    {
      "type": "tollFree",
      "label": "Toll-free",
      "regex": "(?:0800|800\\d)\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        10
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "0800 012 345",
      "exampleInternational": "+267 0800 012 345",
      "exampleE164": "+2670800012345"
    },
    {
      "type": "voip",
      "label": "VoIP",
      "regex": "79(?:1(?:[0-2]\\d|3[0-8])|2[0-7]\\d)\\d{3}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "79 101 234",
      "exampleInternational": "+267 79 101 234",
      "exampleE164": "+26779101234"
    },
    {
      "type": "premiumRate",
      "label": "Premium-rate",
      "regex": "90\\d{5}",
      "lengths": [
        7
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "90 12345",
      "exampleInternational": "+267 90 12345",
      "exampleE164": "+2679012345"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+26771123456",
    "international": "+267 71 123 456",
    "national": "71 123 456",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+267-71-123-456"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "Orange",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 20,
      "ranges": [
        "72",
        "78",
        "743–744",
        "748",
        "750–753",
        "757",
        "763–765",
        "769",
        "773–775",
        "779",
        "790",
        "793"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mascom",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 17,
      "ranges": [
        "32",
        "71",
        "74",
        "754–756",
        "759–762",
        "766–767",
        "770–771",
        "776–778"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTC Mobile",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 5,
      "ranges": [
        "73",
        "749",
        "758",
        "768",
        "772"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+26771123456",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "Mascom",
    "region": "BW",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+26771123456",
      "international": "+267 71 123 456",
      "national": "71 123 456",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+267-71-123-456"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+267",
      "destinationCode": "71",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "123456"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Botswana have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 8 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 7 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +267."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Botswana?",
      "answer": "+267. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 267, then the national number. From inside Botswana, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Botswana?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 3 or 7 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 71 123 456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Botswana be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Botswana, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 22,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Botswana",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T020200001C/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ls.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/sz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/km.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/na.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/re.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/yt.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mg.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zm.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bi.json"
  ]
}