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Which country is bigger Zimbabwe or Botswana?

Zimbabwe is about 1.5 times smaller than Botswana. Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, while Zimbabwe is approximately 390,757 sq km, making Zimbabwe 67.17\% the size of Botswana. Meanwhile, the population of Botswana is ~2.3 million people (12.2 million more people live in Zimbabwe).

Which landform borders Zimbabwe and Botswana?

Botswana is flat, and up to 70\% is covered by the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Its border with Zambia to the north near Kazungula, Zambia is poorly defined but at most is a few hundred metres long.

Is Botswana bigger than South Africa?

South Africa is about 2.1 times bigger than Botswana. Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 110\% larger than Botswana.

Is Botswana in South Africa?

Botswana, country in the centre of Southern Africa. The territory is roughly triangular—approximately 600 miles (965 km) from north to south and 600 miles from east to west—with its eastern side protruding into a sharp point.

Is Zimbabwe bigger than Britain?

Zimbabwe is about 1.6 times bigger than United Kingdom. United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Zimbabwe is approximately 390,757 sq km, making Zimbabwe 60\% larger than United Kingdom.

Is Zimbabwe in South Africa?

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, lying between latitudes 15° and 23°S, and longitudes 25° and 34°E. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west and southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast.

Which country is to the south of Zimbabwe?

It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called Salisbury).

Is Botswana rich or poor?

Formerly one of the world’s poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—Botswana has since transformed itself into an upper middle income country, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Which is the richest country in Africa?

Mauritius
On a wealth per capita basis, Mauritius is the wealthiest country in Africa, according to a new report by Mauritius-based AfrAsia Bank and wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth. Mauritius had about 1.6 million inhabitants in 2020, compared to SA at 59.31 million.

Is Botswana poor?

Though Botswana is not technically a poor nation, substantial clusters of poverty remain in its rural areas. In some rural areas, the poverty rate is as high as 46 percent and unemployment for the country is at 20 percent. This age group makes up 51 percent of the unemployed population in Botswana.

How big is Zimbabwe?

150,872 mi²
Zimbabwe/Area