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Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
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🇿🇲 Zambia
Republic of Zambia
19.7M
Population
World #65
752,612 km²
Land Area
World #40
$28.9 billion
GDP (USD)
World #112
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Did You Know?
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Zambia is the world's #65 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #40 globally by land area — covering about 0.51% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 8 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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Its economy ranks #112 worldwide with a GDP of $28.9 billion USD.
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Population density is 26.2 people per km² — world rank #195.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Lusaka
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Phone Code
+260
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Internet TLD
.zm
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Nationality
Zambian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
ZM / ZMB / 894
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Coordinates
-15.00°, 30.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$28.9 billion USD
World rank #112 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,468
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
26.2 /km²
World density rank #195
ZK
Zambian kwacha
ZMW • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
19,693,423
World rank #65 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
English
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Demonym
Zambian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
752,612 km²
0.51% of Earth's landmass • World #40
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Land Borders
8 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Lusaka
CAT — Central Africa Time
“Zambia” Around the World
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زامبيا
جمهورية زامبيا
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Zambia
Republik Zambia
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Zambie
Zambijská republika
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Sambia
Republik Sambia
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Sambia
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Sambia
Sambian tasavalta
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Zambie
République de Zambie
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Zambija
Republika Zambija
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Zambia
Zambiai Köztársaság
ita
Zambia
Repubblica di Zambia
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ザンビア
ザンビア共和国
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잠비아
잠비아 공화국
nld
Zambia
Republiek Zambia
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زامبیا
جمهوری زامبیا
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Zambia
Republika Zambii
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Zâmbia
República da Zâmbia
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Замбия
Республика Замбия
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Zambia
Zambijská republika
spa
Zambia
República de Zambia
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Zambija
Republika Zambija
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Zambia
Republiken Zambia
tur
Zambiya
Zambiya Cumhuriyeti
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زیمبیا
جمہوریہ زیمبیا
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赞比亚
赞比亚共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
ZM
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ISO Alpha-3
ZMB
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
894
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
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WikiData ID
Q953
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Also Spelled As
ZM • Republic of Zambia
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