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| ZIMBABWEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Montana |
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Area > Total
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65 sq km
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[65th of 248]
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Area > Water
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70 sq km
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[70th of 237]
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Capital city with population
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Harare - 1,184,169 |
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Climate
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March) |
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Coastline
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249 km
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[249th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Inyangani 2,592 m |
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Forested Land
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37% |
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[37th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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20 00 S, 30 00 E |
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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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Irrigated land
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77 sq km
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[77th of 185]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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57 km
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[57th of 161]
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Largest city with population
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Harare - 1,184,169 |
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Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare |
Natural resources
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
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Population density
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170 people per sqkm |
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[170th of 256]
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Terrain
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Potential natural disasters.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe
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