Botswana

Location	Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Geographic coordinates	22 00 S, 24 00 E
Map references	Africa
Area	total: 581,730 sq km land: 566,730 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	20 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	14.7 cu km (2001)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.19 cu km/yr (41%/18%/41%) per capita: 107 cu m/yr (2000)
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 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
Geography - note	landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country