Map of Zambia

Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola map of Zambia, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF File links The following pages link to this file: Zambia Geography of Zambia List of cities in Zambia Talk:Zambia Categories: CIA World Factbook images ... map of Zambia, converted directly from CIA World Factbook GIF File links The following pages link to this file: Zambia Geography of Zambia List of cities in Zambia Talk:Zambia Categories: CIA World Factbook images ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous . ...

Geographic coordinates: 15°00′ S 30°00′ E

Map references: Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous . ...

Area:
total: 752,614 km²
land: 740,724 km²
water: 11,890 km²

Area - comparative: slightly larger than Texas, USA State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ...

Land boundaries:
total: 5,664 km
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, Botswana 0 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m
highest point: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m The Zambezi and its river basin The Zambezi (also spelled Zambesi) is the fourth longest river in Africa, and the largest of those flowing eastwards to the Indian Ocean. ...

Natural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8920 kg/m3, 3. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cobalt, Co, 27 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 9 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ... For other things of this name, see Emerald (disambiguation). ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Uranium, U, 92 Chemical series Actinides Period, Block 7, f Density, Hardness 19050 kg/m3, 6 Appearance silvery-white metal Atomic properties Atomic weight 238. ... Hydraulic turbine and electrical generator. ...

Land use:
arable land: 7.08%
permanent crops: 0.03%
other: 92.89% (1998 est.)

arable land: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 40%
forests and woodland:39%
other:14% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 460 km² (1998 est, 1993 est.)

Natural hazards: tropical storms (November to April)

Environment - current issues: air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ...

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of and in living nature. ... UNFCCC logo. ... Ship stranded by the retreat of the Aral Sea Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid areas into desert, resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities. ... The American bison numbered as few as 750 in 1890 due to extreme overhunting. ... Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity (explosive) toxicity Many types of businesses generate hazardous waste. ... Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes and was opened for signature in New York on 24 September 1996, when it was signed by 71 States, including the five nuclear weapon states at the time (which did not... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Kyoto Protocol Opened for signature December 11, 1997 at Kyoto, Japan Entered into force February 16, 2005. ...

Geography - note: landlocked A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ...

See also

• Zambia