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Zambia

ZM / ZMB   -14.0°, 28.0°

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of Zambia.

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People are called
Zambian
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+260
Capital
Lusaka
Population
19,610,769
Area
752,618 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Zambian Kwacha
Languages
Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%
Sells
raw copper, refined copper, gold, precious stones
Sells to
Switzerland 27%, China 15%, India 13%
Land borders
8: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi ...
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+260
Founded
1964
Hemisphere
Southern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Zambian

These are English demonyms for people from Zambia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

33.4%
14.7%
11.4%
5.5%
4.5%

Largest cities

Lusaka  capital 2,212,301
Kitwe 665,961
Ndola 627,503
Chipata 327,059
Solwezi 301,370

Form of government

Presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Landlocked. Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda Founding president Kenneth Kaunda, also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: languages, leaders.