| Geography | Zambia |
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Location:
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Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Geographic coordinates:
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15 00 S, 30 00 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 752,618 sq km
land: 743,398 sq km
water: 9,220 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than Texas |
Land boundaries:
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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:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) |
Terrain:
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mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m
highest point: unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m |
Natural resources:
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copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 6.99%
permanent crops: 0.04%
other: 92.97% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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1,560 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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105.2 cu km (2001) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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7,579 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 1.74 cu km/yr (17%/7%/76%)
per capita: 149 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April) |
Environment - current issues:
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air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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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) |
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