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| Location: |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
13 30 S, 34 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
118,480 sq km
land:
94,080 sq km
water:
24,400 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
2,881 km
border countries:
Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
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| Terrain: |
narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m
highest point:
Sapitwa 3,002 m
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| Natural resources: |
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
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| Land use: |
arable land:
34%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
7% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
280 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked
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