!!!Zambia: Geography
||Location|Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
||Geographic Coordinates|15 00 S, 30 00 E[{GoogleMap location='-15.0,30.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''752,618 sq km\\''land: ''743,398 sq km\\''water: ''9,220 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''5,664.1 km\\''border countries: ''Angola 1,110 km, Botswana 0.1 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)
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Zambezi river 329 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
||Highest Mountains|__Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\ According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Mumpu 1951 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Chimwami 1366 m; Mundi 1360 m; Chitendi 1343 m; Ndembela 1315 m; Mwenze 1299 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] 
||Terrain|mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
||Natural Hazards|periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)
||Natural Resource|copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''4.52%\\''permanent crops: ''0.05%\\''other: ''95.44% (2011)
||Climate|tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
||Irrigated Land|1,559 sq km (2003)
||Renewable Water Resources|105.2 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements
||Large Cities|Lusaka; Kitwe; Ndola; Kabwe; Chingola\\ __[[Verified]__\\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Zambia/Geography/Important_Cities]
||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)\\[Important Lakes|Geography/Africa/Zambia/Geography/Important_Lakes]