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What resource accounts for roughly 90% of Botswana's export earnings?

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vitfil [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

The resource that accounts to be Botswana's 90% export earnings is "Diamonds." Diamond has many unequaled qualities and is very unique among minerals. It is the hardest known substance, it is the greatest conductor of heat.

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