Geography Of Zimbabwe

Location	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Geographic coordinates	20 00 S, 30 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 390,580 sq km water: 3,910 sq km land: 386,670 sq km
Area comparative	slightly larger than Montana
Land boundaries	total: 3,066 km border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 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	lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m
Natural resources	coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
Land use	arable land: 8.32% permanent crops: 0.34% other: 91.34% (2001)
Irrigated land	1,170 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
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; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
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
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

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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