| Location: |
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 30 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
390,580 sq km
land:
386,670 sq km
water:
3,910 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Montana
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
3,066 km
border countries:
Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
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| Terrain: |
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m
highest point:
Inyangani 2,592 m
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| Natural resources: |
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
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| Land use: |
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
23%
other:
57% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
1,930 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
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| Environment - current issues: |
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
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked
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