Trade
Botswana encompasses an area of 600,379 square kilometers in southern Africa and is bordered by Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Most merchandise trade was shipped via rail or truck through South Africa. The total value of exports in 2005 was about $4.66 billion. Mineral exports, of which diamond accounted for $3.3 billion; copper and nickel matte, about $461 million; soda ash, about $65 million; and gold, about $36 million, represented 83% of total merchandise exports. The provisional value of imports in 2005 was $3.28 billion.
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