Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa located north of South Africa. The country is sparsely populated because up to 70% of the country is covered by the Kalahari Desert. Botswana's population of only 2 million people is concentrated in the eastern part of the country. Highest elevation are the Otse Hill (1,491 m) in central south of the country.
With an area of 582,000 sq km the country is slightly bigger than France, or slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas.