Botswana: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, north of South Africa |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 22 00 S, 24 00 E -22.0,24.0 |
| Area | total: 581,730 sq km land: 566,730 sq km water: 15,000 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 581730 DBpedia: 581730 Geoname: 600370 Infoplease: 600370 Britannica: 581730 Wolfram: 581730 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,347.1 km border countries: Namibia 1,544 km, South Africa 1,969 km, Zambia 0.1 km, Zimbabwe 834 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest |
| Natural Hazards | periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility |
| Natural Resource | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
| Land Use | arable land: 0.45% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.55% (2011) |
| Climate | semiarid; warm winters and hot summers |
| Irrigated Land | 14.39 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 12.24 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater 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 |
| Large Cities | Gaborone; Francistown; Molepolole; Selibe Phikwe; Maun [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country |