Geography Of Botswana

Location	Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Geographic coordinates	22 00 S, 24 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 600,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km land: 585,370 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Texas
Land boundaries	total: 4,013 km border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Terrain	predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
Elevation extremes	lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m
Natural resources	diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Land use	arable land: 0.65% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.34% (2001)
Irrigated land	10 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility
Environment - current issues	overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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