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Geography
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
22 00 S, 24 00 E
Area: 
total: 581,730 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
47
land: 566,730 sq km
water: 15,000 sq km
slightly smaller than Texas
total: 4,013 km
border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest
lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m
highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
arable land: 0.65%
permanent crops: 0.01%
other: 99.34% (2005)
10 sq km (2003)
14.7 cu km (2001)
total: 0.19 cu km/yr (41%/18%/41%)
per capita: 107 cu m/yr (2000)
periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility
overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country
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