Location : southern africa. east of angola Geographic Coordinates
: 15 00 s. 30 00 e Map Reference : africa Area :
total: 752.614 sq km land: 740.724 sq km water: 11.890 sq km Area Comparative: slightly larger than texas
Zambia More Facts
Land boundaries :
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 coastline
: 272 Maritime Claims : none (landlocked) Climate:
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (october to april) Terrain
: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains Elevation extremes : lowest point: zambezi river 329 m highest point: unnamed location in mafinga hills 2.301 m Natural Resources
:copper. cobalt. zinc. lead. coal. emeralds. gold. silver. uranium. hydropower Land use : arable land: 7.08% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 92.9% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 460 sq km (1998 est.)
