<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Zambia<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southern Africa, between Zaire and Zimbabwe
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 752,610 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 740,720 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly larger than Texas
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> total 5,664 km, Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 0 km (landlocked)
<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> 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
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands