Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

20 00 S, 30 00 E

Africa

total: 390,580 sq km
land: 386,670 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)

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: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 13%
forests and woodland: 23%
other: 57% (1993 est.)

1,930 sq km (1993 est.)

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

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