Botswana – Size, Location And Extent

Botswana – Size, Location And Extent

Botswana – Location, size, and extent

A landlocked country in southern Africa, Botswana has a total area of 600,370 sq km (231,802 sq mi), extending 1,110 km (690 mi) NNE – SSW and 960 km (597 mi) EWE – WNW. Comparatively, the area occupied by Botswana is slightly smaller than the state of Texas. It meets Zambia at a point in the and is bordered on the NE by Zimbabwe, on the SE and by South Africa, and on the and by Namibia, with a total boundary length of 4,013 km (2,494 mi).