page_title: Outline of Zambia
section_title: Geography of Zambia
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Zambia / Geography of Zambia
caption_attribution_description: Topographic map of Zambia. Created with GMT from public domain GLOBE data.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia:
  Zambia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa. Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherers and migrating tribes. After sporadic visits by European explorers starting in the 18th century, Zambia was gradually claimed and occupied by the British as protectorate of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. On 24 October 1964, the protectorate gained independence with the new name of Zambia, derived from the Zambezi river which flows through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian politics until multiparty elections were held in 1991.
context_section_description: Geography of Zambia
  Zambia is: a landlocked country
  Location:
  Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  Africa
  East Africa
  Southern Africa
  Time zone:  Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  Extreme points of Zambia
  High:  unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,329 m (7,641 ft)
  Low:  Zambezi 329 m (1,079 ft)
  Land boundaries:  5,665 km
   Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km
   Angola 1,110 km
   Malawi 837 km
   Zimbabwe 797 km
   Mozambique 419 km
   Tanzania 338 km
   Namibia 233 km
   Botswana 1 km
  Coastline:  none
  Population of Zambia: 11,922,000  - 72nd most populous country
  Area of Zambia: 752,618 km²
  Atlas of Zambia
caption: An enlargeable topographic map of Zambia
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