My World Factbook
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Geography
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
20 00 S, 30 00 E
Area: 
total: 390,757 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
60
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
slightly larger than Montana
total: 3,066 km
border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m
highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
arable land: 8.24%
permanent crops: 0.33%
other: 91.43% (2005)
1,740 sq km (2003)
20 cu km (1987)
total: 4.21 cu km/yr (14%/7%/79%)
per capita: 324 cu m/yr (2002)
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world’s largest curtain of falling water
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