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Southern Africa, north of South Africa
'Geographic coordinates:'
'Map references:'
Africa
'Area:'

''total:''
600,370 km²

''land:''
585,370 km²

''water:''
15,000 km²
'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, Zambia 2 km.
'Coastline:'
0 km (landlocked)
'Maritime claims:'
none (landlocked)
'Climate:'
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
'Terrain:'
The land is predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland. The Kalahari Desert is in the southwest. The Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta, is in the northwest and the Makgadikgadi Pan, a large salt pan lies in the north.
'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:'' 0.61%

''permanent crops: ''0.01%

''other:'' 99.38% (1998 est.)
''arable land:''
1%

''permanent crops:''
0%

''permanent pastures:''
46%

''forests and woodland:''
47%

''other:''
6% (1993 est.)
'Irrigated land:'
10 km² (1998 est.), 20 km² (1993 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, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, 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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See also

★ Botswana
Slight mountainous areas where mining is done.