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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Texas
Area > Land	740,724 sq km		[39th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	752,614 sq km		[45th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Lusaka - 1,391,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Coastline	0 km		[260th of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	42%		[54th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	15 00 S, 30 00 E
Source: FAO
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
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	6.99%		[133rd of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city with population	Lusaka - 1,391,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location Southern Africa, east of Angola
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Africa
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	13.05 people per sqkm		[197th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	15.7 people/m²		[169th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	752,610 km²		[38th of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mafinga Hills
Source: World Development Indicators database

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