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Geography
Southern Africa, east of Angola
15 00 S, 30 00 E
Area: 
total: 752,618 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
39
land: 743,398 sq km
water: 9,220 sq km
slightly larger than Texas
total: 5,664 km
border countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m
highest point: unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
arable land: 6.99%
permanent crops: 0.04%
other: 92.97% (2005)
1,560 sq km (2003)
105.2 cu km (2001)
total: 1.74 cu km/yr (17%/7%/76%)
per capita: 149 cu m/yr (2000)
periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)
air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe
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