Western Springs, Illinois. Western Springs is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, United States and is a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 12,975. It is twinned with Rugeley, United Kingdom.
'Botswana' means a place for Batswana. The main meaning of Botswana refers to all citizens of the country without exclusion-referred to as Batswana. Batswana are democratic people who look beyond ethnic, cultural and identity differences for the stability of their country.
In 1966 Bechuanaland became independent as Botswana. The country was a haven for refugees and anti-apartheid activists from South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, but had to tread carefully because of its economic dependence on the white-ruled neighbour, and because of South Africa's military might.