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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Texas
Area > Land	740,724 sq km		[39th of 238]
Area > Total	752,614 sq km		[45th of 250]
Capital city with population	Lusaka - 1,391,000
Climate tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Coastline	0 km		[260th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Forested Land	42%		[54th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	15 00 S, 30 00 E
Land boundaries > 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
Land use > Arable land	6.99%		[133rd of 258]
Largest city with population	Lusaka - 1,391,000
Location Southern Africa, east of Angola
Map references Africa
Natural hazards periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
Natural resources copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
Population density	13.05 people per sqkm		[197th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	15.7 people/m²		[169th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	752,610 km²		[38th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mafinga Hills

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