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Zimbabwe Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, northeast of Botswana

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

390,580 sq km

land area:

386,670 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Montana

Land boundaries:

total 3,066 km, Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia is in disagreement

Climate:

tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

Terrain:

mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

Natural resources:

coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

Land use:

arable land:

7.25%

permanent crops:

0.25% (coffee is a permanent crop)

meadows and pastures:

12.5%

forest and woodland:

49%

other:

31%

Irrigated land:

2,250 sq km (1993 est.)

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

natural hazards:

recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Desertification

Note:

landlocked

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