Botswana's Geography | Botswana Geography

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% (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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