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Geography
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
13 30 S, 34 00 E
Area: 
total: 118,484 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
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land: 94,080 sq km
water: 24,404 sq km
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
total: 2,881 km
border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m
highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
arable land: 20.68%
permanent crops: 1.18%
other: 78.14% (2005)
560 sq km (2003)
17.3 cu km (2001)
total: 1.01 cu km/yr (15%/5%/80%)
per capita: 78 cu m/yr (2000)
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deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country’s most prominent physical feature
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