Botswana is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 581,730 km² (approx. 224,606 mi²). Continental shelf of Botswana is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Botswana is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Botswana has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Botswana is a landlocked country. The average elevation range of Botswana is 1,013 m (3,324 ft).
Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Botswana is 4347.15 kilometers (~1,678 miles). Botswana shares its land borders with 4 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Botswana, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Botswana has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The lengths of the land borders of Botswana with its neighbouring countries are as follows:
Namibia - 1360 km (845 mi),
South Africa - 1840 km (1,144 mi),
Zambia - 0.15 km (0 mi),
Zimbabwe - 813 km (505 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Botswana is Gaborone. The largest city in Botswana is Gaborone.
Elevation
The average elevation range of Botswana is 1,013 m (3,324 ft). The highest point of Botswana is Otse Hill, with its official height being 1491 m (4,892 ft). The lowest point of Botswana is Limpopo River. It lies at 513 m (1,683 ft) above the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (Otse Hill) and lowest (Limpopo River) points of Botswana is 978 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Botswana is 581,730 km² (approx. 224,606 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Botswana is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Botswana is approximately 581,730 km² (~224,606 mi²). Botswana is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.
Forest and arable land
119,430 km² of Botswana's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 21% of all the land in the country. There are 3,805 km² of arable land in Botswana, and it comprises 1% of the country's total territory.
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