Zambia
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Not to be confused with Namibia.
The Republic of Zambia is a country in southern Africa. It shares its borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. It used to be called Northern Rhodesia and it is currently named after the Zambezi River. Zambia is home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria falls. Zambia has at least 72 spoken languages.
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Republic of Zambia | |
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Motto: "One Zambia, One Nation" | |
Anthem: "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free" | |
Capital and largest city | Lusaka 15°25′S 28°17′E |
Official languages | English |
Recognised regional languages | |
Ethnic groups (2010[1]) | List
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Religion (2010)[2] |
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Demonym(s) | Zambian |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Hakainde Hichilema | |
Mutale Nalumango | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence from the United Kingdom | |
History | |
• North-Western Rhodesia | 27 June 1890 |
• Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia | 28 November 1899 |
• North-Eastern Rhodesia | 29 January 1900 |
17 August 1911 | |
• Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 1 August 1953 |
• Republic of Zambia | 24 October 1964 |
• Current constitution | 5 January 2016 |
• Established | 1964 |
Area | |
• Total | 752,618 km2 (290,587 sq mi)[3] (38th) |
• Water (%) | 1 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 19,473,125[4][5] (65th) |
• 2010 census | 13,092,666[6] |
• Density | 17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (191st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $75.857 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $4,148[7] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $23.946 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $1,307[7] |
Gini (2015) | 57.1[8] high |
HDI (2019) | 0.584[9] medium · 146th |
Currency | Zambian kwacha (ZMW) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +260 |
ISO 3166 code | ZM |
Internet TLD | .zm |
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The capital of Zambia is Lusaka, which is also the largest city in the country. Hakainde Hichilema is the current president. Its motto is One Zambia, One Nation and its national anthem is Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free. Its official language is English.