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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Montana
Area > Land	386,670 sq km		[59th of 238]
Area > Total	390,580 sq km		[65th of 250]
Capital city with population	Harare - 1,184,169
Climate tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline	0 km		[250th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Inyangani 2,592 m
Forested Land	49.2%		[37th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	20 00 S, 30 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km
Land use > Arable land	8.24%		[124th of 258]
Largest city with population	Harare - 1,184,169
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
Population density	28.87 people per sqkm		[170th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	33.63 people/m²		[150th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	390,760 km²		[60th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Inyangani

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