Geography of Zimbabwe Geography of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa lying wholly within the tropics. It straddles an extensive high inland plateau that drops northwards to the Zambezi valley where the border with Zambia is and similarly drops southwards to the Limpopo valley and the border with South Africa. The country has borders with Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km and almost meets Namibia at its westernmost point. The climate is markedly varied by altitude. There is a dry season, including a short cool season during the period May to September when
Chilanga (Lusaka), Zambia shipments traveling to the mines in the Copper Belt of Zambia. It is the main trunk road connecting Zambia with Zimbabwe through Chirundu and Victoria Falls via the T1 through Livingstone. North of Lusaka the T2 becomes The Great North Road connecting Southern Africa to Central and East Africa. Zambian Railways operates a railroad yard within Chilanga, which serves as a transportation hub for the Lafarge Cement plant. The Zambian Railways operates both passenger trains and cargo trains. Because Chilanga is a transitional area between Lusaka Province and Southern Province, Zambia, both Tonga and Nyanja Bantu languages are spoken and