Zambia : Geography
The Republic of Zambia is a land-locked country occupying an elevated plateau in south central Africa. Eight other countries border Zambia: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. Zambia’s shortest route to the sea is via Zimbabwe to Beira in Mozambique.
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Geography of Algeria
Inhabitants: 33 million (2003 estimate).
Population growth rate: 1.7%
Total area: 2,381,740 km²
Density: 14 per km²
Border: 6,643 km (Morocco 1,559 km, Western Sahara 42 km, Mauritania 463 km, Mali 1,376 km, Niger 956 km, Libya 982 km, Tunisia 965 km).
Coastline: 998 km
Highest point: Tahat 3,003 m
Arable land: 3.2%
Capital: Algiers
Madagascar Geography
Madagascar lies in the South West Indian Ocean, some 400 km off the African coast. It is the world's fourth largest island, about 2.5 times the size of the UK. Most of the population depend on subsistence farming, based mainly on rice and cattle, although manufacturing is growing. Madagascar is noted for its bio-diversity and high proportion of endemic species. But, because of slash and burn agriculture and poor management, only 26% of the land remains forested. Climatically sub-tropical, temperatures vary; in the highlands daytime temperatures are 31C in January and 15C in July. Most of the country has
ALGERIA - CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
Algeria has been in trouble for 10 years, involving civil unrest, terrorism against the population from both the government and from militant Islamists. This has strongly effected the economy, and today living conditions are far from as good as in the beginning of the 1990's.
Algeria's north is fairly fertile with agriculture land in between forested mountains. There are two mountain ranges dominating this region, Atlas and Kabylia.
The desert starts quickly after leaving the coastal area, at first only as stone desert, but soon with large areas with sand desert. Desert dominates large parts of Algeria's vast
Livingstone
Livingstone is a small town of about 80,000 inhabitants, five miles (8 km) from Victoria Falls. Driving from Lusaka takes five to six hours (295 mi./470 km) and flying takes a littleover an hour.
The Livingstone Museum is the National Museum of Zambia and is renowned for its collection of Dr. Livingstone's memoirs. Other exhibits cover the art and culture of Zambia. The Maramba Cultural Center exhibits bandas from various districts in Zambia and presents colorful costumed perfor¬mances by Zambian dancers. The Railway Museum has steam engines and trains from the late 1800s and 1900s.
Livingstone Zoological Park is a small fenced
Zambia : Travellers' Tips
In the near future the information below will be incorporated into the relevant Travel Advice Notice and the Tips will cease to exist as a separate entity.
-Get adequate travel insurance including medical insurance.
-Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.
-Make a point of checking out local laws and customs and respect them.
-Beware of pickpockets and opportunist car thieves.
-Take medical advice on pre-travel vaccinations and anti-malarials.
-Ask before taking photographs.
-Ensure you know the validity of your visa and don't overstay.
-Leave a photocopy of your passport and travel
