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Republic of Zambia

Republic of Zambia
Flag of Zambia
Coat of arms of Zambia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
"One Zambia, One Nation"
Location of Zambia
Location of Zambia
Capital
and largest city
Lusaka
15°25′S 28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°E / -15.417; 28.283
Official languages English
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups (2010)
Religion Christianity
Demonym Zambian
Government Unitary Presidential republic
• President
Edgar Lungu
Inonge Wina
Legislature National Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
27 June 1890
28 November 1899
29 January 1900
17 August 1911
1 August 1953
24 October 1964
• Current constitution
5 January 2016
Area
• Total
752,618 km2 (290,587 sq mi) (39th)
• Water (%)
1
Population
• 2015 estimate
16,212,000 (69th)
• 2010 census
13,092,666
• Density
17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (191st)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$65.174 billion
• Per capita
$3,898
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$20.574 billion
• Per capita
$1,230
Gini (2010) 57.5
high
HDI (2014) Increase 0.586
medium · 139th
Currency Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
Time zone CAT (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
Calling code +260
ISO 3166 code ZM
Internet TLD .zm

Coordinates: 15°S 30°E / 15°S 30°E / -15; 30

The Republic of Zambia (/ˈzæmbiə/) is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.

Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. After visits by European explorers in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.


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