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Location: Southern Africa , north of South Africa Geographic coordinates: Map references: Africa Area: ''total:'' 600,370 km&2 ''land:'' 585,370 km&2 ''water:'' 15,000 km&2 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 0 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: Diamond s, 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 sq km (1998 est.), 20 km&2 (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 SEE ALSO Slight mountainous areas where mining is done. |
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