Botswana

Botswana is an African nation located in the middle of this awful fucking desert just north of South Africa. Botswana became a British protectorate (which is presumably different from a colony in some way but who knows, really?) in 1885, reacting to incursions from Dutch Afrikaaners who were apparently no longer satisfied with just being dicks to South Africa. In 1966, Botswana achieved full independence and has since experienced great economic growth, mainly by virtue of being a less shitty place than neighboring Zimbabwe. An estimated 24% of the population has HIV or AIDS, so if you're going to exchange blood with some people from Botswana, I'd recommend limiting yourself to a maximum of three. Any higher and you're pushing your luck.

Bushmen in Botswana's Kalahari Desert attempting to invent the flamethrower.