page_title: Outline of Zambia
section_title: Environment of Zambia
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Zambia / Geography of Zambia / Environment of Zambia
caption_attribution_description: English: Satellite image of Zambia in June 2004. Blue Marble Next-Generation image.
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: Climate of Zambia
  Ecoregions in Zambia
  Protected areas of Zambia
  National parks of Zambia
  KAZA
  Kafue National Park
  Kasanka National Park
  Liuwa Plain National Park
  Lochinvar National Park
  Lower Zambezi National Park
  Luambe National Park
  Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
  North Luangwa National Park
  Nsumbu National Park
  Nyika National Park, Zambia
  South Luangwa National Park
  Mweru Wantipa National Park
  Sioma Ngwezi National Park
  Wildlife of Zambia
  Fauna of Zambia
  Birds of Zambia
  Mammals of Zambia
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of Zambia
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