Zambia

Republic of Zambia Icitungu ca Zambia (Bemba)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "One Zambia, One Nation"
Anthem: "Stand And Sing For Zambia Proud and Free"
Capital and largest city	Lusaka
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	List 28.5% Bemba 13.8% Nyanja 11.4% Tonga 10.6% Tumbuka 5.5% Lozi 4.5% Chewa 3.0% Nsenga 1.9% Lunda 1.9% Kaonde 1.8% Lala 1.8% Lamba 1.7% English 1.5% Luvale 1.3% Mambwe 1.2% Lenje 1.2% Namwanga 1.0% Bisa 0.9% Ushi 0.7% Ila 0.7% Mbunda 0.7% Ngoni 0.7% Senga 0.6% Lungu 0.5% Toka-Leya 4.7% others
Ethnic groups (2010)	List 19.0% Bemba 13.6% Tonga 7.5% Tumbuka 6.0% Chewa 5.7% Lozi 5.3% Nsenga 3.0% Ngoni 3.1% Lala 3.9% Kaonde 2.8% Namwanga 2.6% Lunda (Northern) 2.5% Mambwe 2.2% Luvale 2.4% Lamba 1.9% Ushi 1.6% Bisa 1.6% Lenje 1.2% Mbunda 0.9% Lunda (Luapula) 0.9% Senga 0.8% Ila 0.8% Lungu 0.7% Tabwa 0.7% Soli 0.7% Kunda 0.6% Ngumbo 0.5% Chishinga 0.5% Chokwe 0.5% Nkoya 5.4% other ethnics 0.8% major racial 0.4% unclassified
Religion	Christianity (official)
Demonym(s)	Zambian
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Hakainde Hichilema
• Vice-President	Mutale Nalumango
• Speaker	Nelly Mutti
• Chief Justice	Mumba Malila
Legislature	National Assembly of Zambia
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• North-Western Rhodesia	27 June 1890
• Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia	28 November 1899
• North-Eastern Rhodesia	29 January 1900
• Amalgamation of Northern Rhodesia	17 August 1911
• Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland	1 August 1953
• Republic of Zambia	24 October 1964
• Current constitution	5 January 2016
Area
• Total	752,617 km2 (290,587 sq mi) (38th)
• Water (%)	1
Population
• 2023 estimate	20,216,029 (64th)
• Density	17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (191st)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$83.687 billion (100th)
• Per capita	$4,068 (155th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$29.536 billion (113th)
• Per capita	$1,435 (159th)
Gini (2022)	51.5 high
HDI (2022)	0.569 medium (153rd)
Currency	Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+260
ISO 3166 code	ZM
Internet TLD	.zm

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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.

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