Learn everything you need to know about Zambia in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
15,510,711
Demonym:
Zambian
Religions:
Protestant (75.3%)
Roman Catholic (20.2%)
Atheist (1.8%)
Muslim (1.3%)
Hindu (0.2%)
Largest City:
Lusaka (2,330,200)
Other Cities:
Kitwe (647,800)
Ndola (540,900)
Chingola (227,900)
Kabwe (224,300)
Mufulira (175,000)
Region:
Southern Africa
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
752,618 km2 (98.8% land, 1.2% water)
Total Land:
5,664.1 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Mostly high plateau
Some hills and mountains
Highest Point
Area in the Mafinga Hills (2,301 m)
Lowest Point
Zambezi River (329 m)
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Tropical storms
Type:
Republic
Head of State and Government:
President Edgar Lungu
Admin. Divisions
10 Provinces
Independence:
24 October 1964 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
African fish eagle
Nat'l Anthem:
Lumbanyeni Zambia
GDP Per Capita
$3,900 (USD)
Currency
ZK (Kwacha)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ZK (Kwacha)9,001.20
Internet Code
.zm
Telephone Code
+260
Episode 64 - Zambia
Posted on Tuesday February 20, 2018
The staple diet is based on maize.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/ZA (Religious data)
http://www.zamstats.gov.zm/report/Census/2010/National/Zambia%20Census%20Projection%202011%20-%202035.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 27 December 2016
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