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| Continent | Africa |
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| Region | Southern Africa |
| Coordinates | 22°00′S 24°00′E / 22.000°S 24.000°E |
| Area | Ranked 48th |
| • Total | 581,730 km2 (224,610 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.42% |
| • Water | 2.58% |
| Borders | Total land borders: 4,374.15 km (2,717.97 mi) Namibia: 1,544 km (959 mi) South Africa: 1,969 km (1,223 mi) Zambia: 0.15 km (0.093 mi) Zimbabwe: 834 km (518 mi) |
| Highest point | Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m (4,885 ft) |
| Lowest point | Junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m (1,683 ft) |
Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa. Botswana occupies an area of 581,730 square kilometres (224,610 sq mi), of which 566,730 km2 (218,820 sq mi) are land. Botswana has land boundaries of combined length 4,347.15 kilometres (2,701.19 mi), of which the constituent boundaries are shared with Namibia, for 1,544 km (959 mi); South Africa 1,969 km (1,223 mi); Zimbabwe, 834 km (518 mi) and Zambia, 0.15 km (0.093 mi). Much of the population of Botswana is concentrated in the eastern part of the country.
Sunshine totals are high all year round although winter is the sunniest period. The whole country is windy and dusty during the dry season.[1]
- ^ General Survey of Climatology, Landsberg (ed.),Elsevier, 2001