| Geography | Botswana |
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Location:
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Southern Africa, north of South Africa |
Geographic coordinates:
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22 00 S, 24 00 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 600,370 sq km
land: 585,370 sq km
water: 15,000 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Texas |
Land boundaries:
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total: 4,013 km
border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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semiarid; warm winters and hot summers |
Terrain:
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predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m
highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m |
Natural resources:
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diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.65%
permanent crops: 0.01%
other: 99.34% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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14.7 cu km (2001) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.19 cu km/yr (41%/18%/41%)
Per capita: 107 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility |
Environment - current issues:
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overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources |
Environment - international agreements:
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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:
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landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country |
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