| | Geographic Coordinates: | 15 00 S, 30 00 E | | Location: | Southern Africa, east of Angola | | Area: | total: 752,614 sq km
land: 740,724 sq km
water: 11,890 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than Texas | | 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 | | Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) | | 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 | | Capital: | 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western |
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