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Introduction - Zimbabwe: | Location - 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
land: 386,670 sq km
water: 3,910 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: 8.24%
permanent crops: 0.33%
other: 91.43% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 1,740 sq km (2003) | | 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 worlds largest curtain of falling water | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |