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Africa > Zimbabwe > Geography

ZIMBABWEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Montana
Capital city with population Harare - 1,184,169
Forested Land 49.2% [37th of 193]
Land boundaries > Total 3,066 km [57th of 161]
Land use > Arable land 8.24 % [125th of 241]
Land use > Other 91.43 % [98th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 0.33 % [153rd of 241]
Largest city with population Harare - 1,184,169
Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims none (landlocked)
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
northernmost point > Latitude 15°37'S
Population density 28.87 people per sqkm [170th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 33.63 people/m² ... [150th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 259.42 people/km² of arable lan ... [98th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 390,760 km² ... [60th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Inyangani
Terrain
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe

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