marine; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: mostly flat plains along both coasts Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 78% forest and woodland: 8% other: 61% Irrigated land: NA km2 Environment: typhoons most frequent from August to November 1985) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, LAIA, LORCS, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador John D. NEGROPONTE, Jr. embassy: Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31, Warsaw mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare
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