| Location | Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic coordinates | 15 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 752,618 sq km land: 743,398 sq km water: 9,220 sq km |
| Area - comparative | almost five times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Texas |
| Land boundaries | total: 6,043.15 km border countries (8): Angola 1065 km, Botswana 0.15 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| 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 | highest point: Mafinga Central 2,330 m lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m mean elevation: 1,138 m |
| Natural resources | copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
| Land use | agricultural land: 31.7% (2018 est.) arable land: 4.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 26.9% (2018 est.) forest: 66.3% (2018 est.) other: 2% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 1,560 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 104.8 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April) |
| Geography - note | landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
