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The Zambezi River basin is a significant drainage system in south-central Africa, covering an area of more than 500,000 square miles. The river's catchment area extends across eight countries in total. While the main course of the river crosses or forms the borders of six nations—Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique—the full drainage basin also includes parts of Malawi and Tanzania.1