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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Zambian Kwacha
Currency Symbol: ZMK
Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic Coordinates: 15 00 S, 30 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 752,618 sq km ; land: 743,398 sq km ; water: 9,220 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than Texas
Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m ; highest point: unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 6,043.1 km ; border countries: Angola 1,065 km, Botswana 0.1 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime Claims: none (landlocked)
Geography - Note: landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)