<Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> Bank of Botswana, 7 July 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Method </Th> <Td> CPI </Td> </Tr> <P> The pula is the currency of Botswana . It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe . Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very scarce in Botswana--home to much of the Kalahari Desert--and therefore valuable and a blessing . The word also serves as the national motto of the country . </P> <P> A sub-unit of the currency is known as thebe, or "shield", and represents defence . The names were picked with the help of the public . </P>

Monetary unit of botswana equal to one hundredth of a pula