The geography of Zambia is extremely diverse. A landlocked country in southern Africa, Zambia has a tropical climate and consists mostly of hills, mountains, high plateau, and river valleys. The 39th largest country in the world, coming just after Chile, it is slightly larger than the state of Texas. Zambia is drained by two massive river basins: the Congo basin in the north which covers about one quarter of the country; and the Zambezi/Kafue basin in the south, west, and centre which covers about three-quarters of the country. There is also a small area in the northeast which is part of the drainage basin for Lake Rukwa in Tanzania.

The Zambezi basin has a great quantity of major rivers flowing through Zambia: the Luangwa, Kafue, Kabompo, Lungwebungu, and the Zambezi. The climate of Zambia is tropical though this is modified by elevation in certain parts. Most of the country can be classified as humid subtropical with small areas of semi-arid steppe climate. The two main seasons and the rainy season and the dry season but regardless, the average monthly temperatures remain above 20 degrees so you wouldn’t need gu10 led lamps for warmth!