| 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; almost four times the size of Illinois |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,347.15 km border countries (4): Namibia 1544 km, South Africa 1969 km, Zambia 0.15 km, Zimbabwe 834 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 | highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m mean elevation: 1,013 m |
| Natural resources | diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
| Land use | agricultural land: 45.8% (2018 est.) arable land: 0.6% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 45.2% (2018 est.) forest: 19.8% (2018 est.) other: 34.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 20 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.24 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility |
| Geography - note | landlocked; population concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the country |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
