Covering an area of 752,610 km . Principal Commercial Centres Livingstone is one of the most important tourist centres in the country. Other centres include Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Kabwe, Mufulira, Chingola, Luanshya, Kalulushi and Chililabombwe. Wheat, sugar cane, sunflower seed, groundnuts, rice, seed, cotton, tobacco, and horticultural produce are also cultivated. Fishing resources in various areas provide a source of subsistence and cash income.
Cattle rearing are important.
Corn, peanuts, goats, pigs, beef, pork, poultry, meat, milk, eggs and hides are also important products. Although copper output is decreasing, new reserves are known but have yet to be exploited. Other significant mineral products are zinc, lead, emeralds, amethyst, coal, gold, selenium, limestone, silver and uranium. Zambia also has reserves of phosphates, fluorspar and iron ore. The main emphasis has been on food processing and textile production.