Zambia (/ˈzæmbiə,ˈzɑːm-/), which is officially the Republic of Zambia (Bemba: Icalo ca Zambia; Tonga: Cisi ca Zambia; Lozi: Naha la Zambia; Nyanja: Dziko la Zambia), is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. Its neighbors are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country.
On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialistUnited National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991. Kaunda played a key role in regional diplomacy, cooperating closely with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Angola, and Namibia. From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democraticMovement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of social-economic growth and government decentralisation. Zambia has since become a multi-party state and has experienced several peaceful transitions of power.
Zambia contains abundant natural resources, including minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater and arable land. In 2010, the World Bank named Zambia one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. (Full article...)
Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in global copper prices in 1973. The province adjoins Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is similarly mineral-rich.
The main cities of the Copperbelt are Kitwe, Ndola, Mufulira, Luanshya, Chingola and Chililabombwe. Roads and rail links extend north into the Congo to Lubumbashi, but the Second Congo War brought economic contact between the two countries to a standstill, now recovering. ( Full article...)
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Rhodesian Bush War
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Zambian cuisine
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Times of Zambia
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Chikunda
Kasanka National Park
Bangweulu Wetlands
Zambia women's national under-17 football team
2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods
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Victoria Falls
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A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
The English diamond-trader and imperialist Cecil Rhodes (from Zambia)
The English diamond-trader and imperialist Cecil Rhodes (from Zambia)
Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from Zambia)
The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange. (from Zambia)
Nshima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
The kalonga (ruler) of the AChewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire. (from Zambia)
Ingombe Ilede trading post in Southern Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
Seated female Staffs of office (Kibango), were displayed by Luba kings. In Luba society, women's bodies were considered the ultimate vessels of spiritual power. (from History of Zambia)
Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
Chief Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
Kenneth Kaunda, first Republican president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
Zambia Export Treemap (2014) (from Zambia)
Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from Zambia)
Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from History of Zambia)
Lukasa memory board, was used members of Mbudye (an association of groits in charge of maintaining Baluba history) (from History of Zambia)
Enormous Ba-Ila settlement. These communities have been of interest to mathematicians due to their fractal pattern design. (from History of Zambia)
The Kalonga of the Chewa today descends from the Kalonga (rulers) of the Maravi Empire. (from History of Zambia)
A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from Zambia)
Zambia Export Treemap (2014) (from Zambia)
Chief Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
Makishi dancer, found in North-Western Zambia, represent spirits of a deceased who returns to assist the living (from History of Zambia)
Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from Zambia)
Kenneth Kaunda, first Republican president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
S.M Chisembele, Cabinet Minister Western Province. (from History of Zambia)
Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
Zambia map of Köppen climate classification. (from Zambia)
Nshima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
Victoria Falls (from Zambia)
Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya Falls) a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Zambia)
The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
Ila Headman's son in Southern Zambia, Cattle formed an important part of their society. (from History of Zambia)
Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from Zambia)
Flag of Northern Rhodesia. (from History of Zambia)
The kalonga (ruler) of the AChewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire. (from Zambia)
Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from History of Zambia)
Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. (from Zambia)
Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethic groups. (from History of Zambia)
Victoria Falls (from Zambia)
Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya Falls) a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Zambia)
The Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people (from Zambia)
An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone. (from Zambia)
The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. (from Zambia)
Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from History of Zambia)
Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 (from History of Zambia)
Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from Zambia)
Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from Zambia)
GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
Skull of Broken Hill Man discovered in present-day Kabwe. (from History of Zambia)
Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from History of Zambia)
Zambia map of Köppen climate classification. (from Zambia)
Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from Zambia)
Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Kalanga/Shona rulers of this Kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from History of Zambia)
The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange. (from Zambia)
The Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people (from Zambia)
An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone. (from Zambia)
Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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The 2010 Zambian census was conducted in Zambia in 2010 under the approval of the Government of Zambia, which recorded demographic data from 13 million people and 3.2 million households. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing was conducted between 16 October and 15 November 2010, with all parts of the country covered by 30 November 2010. It was the fifth national population census exercise of Zambia since its independence in 1964, with the previous censuses conducted in 1969, 1980, 1990 and 2000. A total of 3.2 million questionnaires were used for data collection and the processing started in April 2011 by the Central Statistical Office. Optical Mark Reading (OMR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) technology were used for data capture. The census was funded by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Kingdom AID (UKAID-formerly DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), who contributed close to 60 per cent of the total expenditure and rest contributed by the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Zambia.
As per the census, Zambia had a total population of 13,092,666 including 6,454,647 males (49.2%) and 6,638,019 females (50.8%) with a sex-ratio of 102.84. The total literacy of the population above the age of five stood at 70.2 per cent. Urban population constituted 39.51 per cent and the remaining 61.49 per cent resided in rural areas. The density of population was 17.4 persons per km 2 and the decadal growth of population was 2.8 per cent. There were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia of which 33.5 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language. Out of the seven broad ethnic groups, Bemba was the most prevalent tribal group (21.0%), followed by Tonga (13.6%). The national average of active people stood at 55.5 per cent with 50.2 in rural areas and 65.3 per cent in urban areas. Unemployment rate was 13 per cent as of 2010. Agriculture was the major occupation with 66.5 per cent involved in it. The proportion of people living under poverty line was 60.5 per cent, while the extremely poor formed 42.3 per cent of the total population. ( Full article...)
Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia • The Africa House • British South Africa Company • Copperbelt strike (1935) • East African Campaign (World War I) • Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland • Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland • Governor of Northern Rhodesia • History of Church activities in Zambia • Luapula Province border dispute • Lunda Empire • Mulungushi • Mwata Yamvo • North-Eastern Rhodesia • Northern Rhodesia • Northern Rhodesian African National Congress • North-Western Rhodesia • Rhodesian Man • Stairs Expedition • Zambia Independence Act
Politics
Defence Force • Diplomatic missions • Elections • Foreign relations • Ministry of Health • Lusaka Declaration • National Assembly • Presidents • Prime Ministers • Political parties
Provinces
Central • Copperbelt • Eastern • Luapula • Lusaka • North-Western • Northern • Southern • Western • Muchinga Province
Geography
Barotseland • Congo Pedicle • Dambos • Districts of Zambia • Kariba Gorge • Mporokoso Group • Nyika Plateau • Southern Africa • Rift Valley lakes • Zambezi Escarpment
Economy
Bank of Zambia • Copperbelt • List of Zambian companies • Lusaka Stock Exchange • Zambian kwacha • Mount Makulu Zambia • Tazama Pipeline • Konkola Copper Mines • Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines • Zambia Post • Zambian Airways • Zamtel • Zambian pound • Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
Languages
Bemba language • Chichewa language • Cilungu • Fanagalo • Kaonde language • Lamba language • Lozi language • Lunda language • Mambwe language • Mbunda language • Shona language • Tonga language (Zambia) • Tumbuka language • Yauma language • Luvale language
Culture
2011 All-Africa Games Zambian traditional ceremonies
Education
Transport
Zambian Airways • Benguela railway • TAZARA Railway • Zambia Railways • Trans–Caprivi Highway • Great East Road (Zambia) • Great North Road (Zambia)