| Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia | |
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| Official Name Republic of Zambia | |
| Motto One Zambia, One Nation | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
| Capital Lusaka | |
| Currency Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) | |
| Independence Day 24 Oct 1964: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. | |
| Population 15,023,315 | |
| Nationality Zambian | |
| Ethnic Group > 0.5%, 21.0% Bemba, 13.6% Tonga, 7.4% Chewa, 5.7% Lozi, 5.3% Nsenga, 4.4% Tumbuka, 4.0% Ngoni, 3.1% Lala, 2.9% Kaonde, 2.8% Namwanga, 2.6% Lunda (Northern), 2.5% Mambwe, 2.2% Luvale, 2.1% Lamba, 1.9% Ushi, 1.6% Bisa, 1.6% Lenje, 1.2% Mbunda, 0.9% Lund | |
| Area 752,612 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe | |
| Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -15.00, Longitude 30.00 | |
| Dialing Code +260 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code ZM | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code ZMB | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 894 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee ZAM | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .zm | |