Southern Africa, east of Angola

15 00 S, 30 00 E

Africa

total: 752,614 sq km
land: 740,724 sq km
water: 11,890 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)

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 location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m

copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold,
silver, uranium, hydropower

arable land: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 40%
forests and woodland: 39%
other: 14% (1993 est.)

460 sq km (1993 est.)

tropical storms (November to April)

air pollution and resulting acid rain in
the mineral extraction and refining region; poaching seriously
threatens rhinoceros and elephant populations; deforestation; soil
erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents
human health risks

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

landlocked