page_title: Geography of Botswana
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Botswana
caption_attribution_description: Topographic map of Botswana. Created with GMT from public domain GLOBE data
context_page_description: Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa. Botswana occupies an area of 581,730 square kilometres, of which 566,730 km² are land. Botswana has land boundaries of combined length 4,347.15 kilometres, of which the constituent boundaries are shared with Namibia, for 1,544 km; South Africa 1,969 km; Zimbabwe, 834 km and Zambia, 0.15 km. 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Elevation map of Botswana
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