Republic of Zambia |
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| Motto: One Zambia, One Nation |
Anthem: "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Lusaka
15°25′S28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°E / -15.417; 28.283 |
| Official language(s) | English |
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| Recognised regional languages | Chewa, Bemba, Lunda, Tonga, Lozi, Luvale, Kaonde, Nyanja |
| Ethnic groups (2000) | Bemba 21.5%
Tonga 11.3%
Lozi 5.2%
Nsenga 5.1%
Tumbuka 4.3%
Ngoni 3.8%
Chewa 2.9%
other 45.9% |
| Demonym | Zambian |
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| Government | Presidentialrepublic, Representative democracy |
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| - | President | Michael Sata |
| - | Vice President | Guy Scott |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| - | from the United Kingdom | 24 October 1964 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 752,618 km2 [1](39th)
290,587 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1 |
| Population |
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| - | 2009 estimate | 12,935,000[2] (71st) |
| - | 2000 census | 9,885,591[3] |
| - | Density | 17.2/km2 (191st)
44.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $21.882 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $1,610[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $19.206 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $1,413[4] |
| Gini (2002–03) | 42.1 (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.430 (low) (164th) |
| Currency | Zambian kwacha (ZMK) |
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| Time zone | CAT(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | ZM |
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| Internet TLD | .zm |
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| Calling code | 260 |
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