Geography (Botswana)
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     Total area:
         600,370 km2
     Land area:
         585, 370 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Texas
     Land boundaries:
         4,013 km; Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km
     Coastline:
         none - landlocked
     Maritime claims:
         none - landlocked
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
     Terrain:
         predominately flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
     Natural resources:
         diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda, ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver,
         natural gas
     Land use:
         urable land 2%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 75%; forest and
         woodland 2%; other 21%; includes irrigated NEGL%
     Environment:
         rains in early 1988 broke six years of drought that had severely affected
         the important cattle industry; overgazing; desertification
     Note:
         landlocked




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