Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe has begun formal negotiations for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank.

About Zimbabwe

• It is a landlocked country in southern Africa.
• Bordering Countries: It shares its borders with four countries: Mozambique to the northeast and east, South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest and west, and Zambia to the northwest.
• Capital City: Harare
• Geographical Features of Zimbabwe
  • Topography: Zimbabwe is characterized by a high plateau, known as the highveld, or grassland, which covers roughly one-quarter of the country’s area.
  • Climate: It is completely within the tropics but enjoys subtropical conditions because of its high average elevation. 
  • Highest Peak: Mount Nyangani, rises to an elevation of 2,592 meters (8,504 feet) 
  • Lakes: Lake Kariba, sits on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border.
  • Major Rivers: The major rivers of Zimbabwe include the Zambezi, Limpopo, Sabi, and Runde.
  • It includes parts of the Kalahari Desert.
  • Natural Resources: It mainly consists of coal, chromium ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum etc.

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