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Figure 1.3
The Zambezi River Basin has 13 sub-basins, most of which are transboundary.
The largest portion of the basin lies in Zambia, with smaller segments in Angola,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi in that order. Tanzania, Botswana and
Namibia have less than three per cent of the basin each.
The Zambezi River at theVictoria Falls.
41.7%
18.4%
15.6%
12.8%
8.0%
1.0%
1.0%
2.0%
NAMIBIA
ANGOLA
BOTSWANA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE
TANZANIA
MALAWI
Eight countries share the Zambezi River Basin area
Sources: Chenje, M. (Ed.) 2000. State of the Environment Zambezi
Basin 2000. SADC/IUCN/ZRA/SARDC, Maseru/Lusaka/Harare
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WWF