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Introduction - Botswana: | Location - 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
land: 585,370 sq km
water: 15,000 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% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 10 sq km (2003) | | 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 page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |