Geography (Zambia)
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     Total area:
         752,610 km2
     Land area:
         740,720 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly larger than Texas
     Land boundaries:
         5,664 km total; Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia
         233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
     Coastline:
         none - landlocked
     Maritime claims:
         none - landlocked
     Disputes:
         quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement;
         Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be
         indefinite since it is reported that the indefinite section of the
         Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled
     Climate:
         tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
     Terrain:
         mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
     Natural resources:
         copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium,
         hydropower potential
     Land use:
         arable land 7%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 47%; forest and
         woodland 27%; other 19%; includes irrigated NEGL%
     Environment:
         deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
     Note:
         landlocked