Botswana the kingdom of the elephants

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It borders Zambia to the north Zimbabwe to the east South Africa to the south and Namibia to the west and north. It has an area of ​​ km. The country is largely dominated by the Kalahari Desert the southernmost desert in Africa which especially dominates the north and west of the country. In the north are the Makgarikgari and Okavango swamp basins . A large expanse of savannas where livestock and agriculture are developed which are the main economic activities of the country and marks the transition from the desert steppes of the SW and the forests of the N and NE. botswana mapBotswana's landscape ranges from predominantly flat to a slightly undulating plateau with some higher hills. To the southwest and in the center is the Kalahari Desert .

In the northwest is the Okavongo delta and in the northeast and north center are the Makgadikgadi salt flats. This salt flat was the first area inhabited by humans. The large seasonal wetlands are made up of large salt flats among which the UAE Phone Number Nwetwe Sua and Nxai salt flats stand out. The lowest point in the country is the meeting place of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers with an altitude of m. The highest point is Mount Monalanong at m in a forest-covered highland area in the southeast near the capital Gabarone. Other equally high points are the nearby granite mass called Otse Hill with m located next to the city of the same name and at the other end of the country the Tsodilo Hills which is a group of rocks that rise on the plain west of the Okavango Delta up to m and which the Bushmen  consider a sacred place.



The country at a hydrographic level is divided into four main basins which sometimes overlap due to the nature of the landscape and climate: - The Chobe River  located on the border with the Caprivi Strip in the northeast with a swampy area where the Chobe National Park has been created and which flows into the Zambezi River. ​ - The Okavango Delta  located in the northwest and is part of the Okavango Basin which is one of the most important wildlife reserves in the world. The Okavango River rises in Angola and dies in the desert after flooding a large region an inland delta that ranges between and km during the flood season. It is one of the few rivers in the world that does not flow into the sea or another river.