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Key Facts
Climate
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government type
parliamentary republic
Languages
Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)
Natural resources
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Terrain
predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest