Ubicación: Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Cordenadas Geográficas: 20 00 S, 30 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Africa

Area:
total: 390,580 sq km
land: 386,670 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly larger than Montana

Fronteras:
total: 3,066 km
border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km

Costa: 0 km (landlocked)

Demandas Marítimas: none (landlocked)

Clima: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

Terreno: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m
highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m

Recursos Naturales: coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 13%
forests and woodland: 23%
other: 57% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 1,930 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geografía: landlocked