Zambia

Republic of Zambia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "One Zambia, One Nation"
Anthem: "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free"

Capital and largest city	Lusaka 15°25′S28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°E / -15.417; 28.283
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	List 33.5% Bemba 14.8% Nyanja 11.4% Tonga 5.5% Lozi 4.5% Chewa 3.0% Nsenga 2.6% Tumbuka 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^[1])	List 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% 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)^[2]
Demonym(s)	Zambian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic

• President	Hakainde Hichilema
• Vice President	Mutale Nalumango

Legislature	National Assembly
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	752,618 km² (290,587 sq mi)^[3] (38th)
• Water (%)	1
Population
• 2018 estimate	17,351,708^[4]^[5] (65th)
• 2010 census	13,092,666^[6]
• Density	17.2/km² (44.5/sq mi) (191st)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$75.857 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$4,148^[7]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$23.946 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$1,307^[7]
Gini (2015)	57.1^[8] high
HDI (2019)	0.584^[9] medium · 146th
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

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

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