Zambia, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Lusaka, capital city of Zambia
Zambia is a Southern African nation rich in copper and mineral resources, promoting agriculture diversification, renewable-energy investments, wildlife conservation, and strategic infrastructure development.
Zambia in one word would be “Copper,” meaning red metal.
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Zambia armorial
Zambia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Zambia |
The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka.
| Zambia is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Zambia has a population of | 20,723,965 inhabitants within a total area of 752,614 Km2 (467,652 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Zambia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 57 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.95 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Zambia HDI ranks in position nº 154 worldwide HDI of 0.595 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Zambia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 70 countries Zambia passport ranks 69th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Zambia GDP per capita is | $1,332 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Zambia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 15° 00' S, 30° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Congo Democratic Republic, Namibia, Malawi, Angola. |
| Zambia Climate | tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant, |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Kwacha (ZMW) |
| Internet ccTLD | .zm |
| Zambia calling code | +260 |
Zambia administrative divisions
10 provinces- Central
- Copperbelt
- Eastern
- Luapula
- Lusaka
- Muchinga
- Northern
- North-Western
- Southern
- Western
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