# Zambia

Zambia

sovereign state, republic, landlocked country, country| Part of | Southern Africa  |
| Year dem found am | 24 October 1964  |
| Official name | Zambia, République de Zambie  |
| Native label | Republic of Zambia  |
| Dem name after | Zambezi River  |
| Official language | English  |
| Anthem | Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free  |
| Culture | culture of Zambia  |
| Motto text | One Zambia, One Nation, Една Замбия, една нация, Una Zàmbia, una nació, Un Sambia, Un Genedl  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Zambia  |
| Capital | Lusaka  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, Africa/Lusaka  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Southern Africa, East Africa, Central Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 14°0′0″S 28°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 10°34′4″S 33°42′34″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 8°16′30″S 30°25′44″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 18°4′33″S 26°41′37″E  |
| Highest point | Mafinga Central  |
| Lowest point | Zambezi River  |
| Government ein basic form | presidential system, representative democracy  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Zambia  |
| State ein head | Hakainde Hichilema  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Zambia  |
| Government ein head | Edgar Lungu  |
| Executive body | Cabinet of Zambia  |
| Legislative body | National Assembly  |
| Central bank | Bank of Zambia  |
| Currency | Zambian Kwacha  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363  |
| Dey replace | Northern Rhodesia  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Described at URL |    |
| Hashtag | Zambia  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .zm  |
| Flag | flag of Zambia  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Zambia  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Zambia  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Zambia  |
| Economy of topic | Economy of Zambia  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Zambia  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | ZAM  |
| Mobile country code | 645  |
| Country calling code | +260  |
| Licence plate code | Z  |
| Maritime identification digits | 678  |
| Unicode character | 🇿🇲  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Zambia  |

**Zambia**, officially de **Republic of Zambia**, be a landlocked country for de crossroads of Central, Southern den East Africa. Dem typically dey refer to am e dey insyd South-Central Africa anaa Southern Africa. E be bordered to de north by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to de north-east, Malawi to de east, Mozambique to de southeast, Zimbabwe den Botswana to de south, Namibia to de southwest, den Angola to de west. De capital city of Zambia be Lusaka, wey dey locate insyd de south-central part of Zambia. De population be concentrated mainly around Lusaka insyd de south den de Copperbelt Province to de north, de core economic hubs of de country.

## Etymology

Na dem know de territory of Zambia as Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1964. Na dem rename am Zambia insyd October 1964 for ein independence from British rule. De name Zambia dey derive from de Zambezi River (Zambezi fi mean "de grand river").

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

Dem divide Zambia administratively into ten provinces dem subdivide into 117 districts, den electorally into 156 constituencies den 1,281 wards.

Provinces
1. Central Province
2. Copperbelt
3. Eastern Province
4. Luapula
5. Lusaka
6. Muchinga
7. North-Western Province
8. Northern Province
9. Southern Province
10. Western Province

## Demographics

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Zambia

According to the 2010 Census[1] |
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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. |
| 1 | Lusaka | Lusaka | 1,747,152 | 11 | Solwezi | North-Western | 90,856 |
| 2 | Kitwe | Copperbelt | 501,360 | 12 | Mansa | Luapula | 78,153 |
| 3 | Ndola | Copperbelt | 451,246 | 13 | Chililabombwe | Copperbelt | 77,818 |
| 4 | Kabwe | Central | 202,360 | 14 | Mazabuka | Southern | 71,700 |
| 5 | Chingola | Copperbelt | 185,246 | 15 | Kafue | Lusaka | 71,573 |
| 6 | Mufulira | Copperbelt | 151,309 | 16 | Kalulushi | Copperbelt | 51,863 |
| 7 | Livingstone | Southern | 134,349 | 17 | Choma | Southern | 51,842 |
| 8 | Luanshya | Copperbelt | 130,076 | 18 | Mongu | Western | 49,818 |
| 9 | Chipata | Eastern | 116,627 | 19 | Kapiri Mposhi | Central | 44,783 |
| 10 | Kasama | Northern | 101,845 | 20 | Nakonde | Muchinga | 41,836 |

## Read further

* DeRoche, Andy, *Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and Southern Africa* (London: Bloomsbury, 2016)
* Ferguson, James (1999). *Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life in the Zambian Copperbelt*. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21701-0.
* Gewald, J. B., et al. *One Zambia, Many Histories: Towards a History of Post-colonial Zambia* (Brill, 2008)
* Ihonvbere, Julius, *Economic Crisis, Civil Society and Democratisation: The Case of Zambia* (Africa Research & Publications, 1996)
* LaMonica, Christopher, *Local Government Matters: The Case of Zambia* (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010)
* Mcintyre, Charles, *Zambia*, (Bradt Travel Guides, 2008)
* Murphy, Alan and Luckham, Nana, *Zambia and Malawi*, Lonely Planet Multi Country Guide (Lonely Planet Publications, 2010)
* Phiri, Bizeck Jube, *A Political History of Zambia: From the Colonial Period to the 3rd Republic* (Africa Research & Publications, 2005)
* Roberts, Andrew, *A History of Zambia* (Heinemann, 1976)
* Sardanis, Andrew, *Africa: Another Side of the Coin: Northern Rhodesia's Final Years and Zambia's Nationhood* (I. B. Tauris, 2003)

* Official government website Archived 19 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine
* Zambia. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* Zambia Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal (archived 20 April 2014)
* Zambia profile from BBC News
* Key Development Forecasts for Zambia from International Futures
* World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Zambia
* First early human fossil found in Africa makes debut