| Location | Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia |
| Geographic coordinates | 20 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 390,757 sq km land: 386,847 sq km water: 3,910 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about four times the size of Indiana; slightly larger than Montana |
| Land boundaries | total: 3,229 km border countries (4): Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March) |
| Terrain | mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m mean elevation: 961 m |
| Natural resources | coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
| Land use | agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est.) arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.) forest: 39.5% (2018 est.) other: 18% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 1,740 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 20 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare |
| Geography - note | landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water; 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
