Zambia - Wikipedia
Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate, and consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains, dissected by river valleys. At 752,614 km 2 (290,586 sq mi) it is the 39th-largest country in the world, slightly smaller than Chile. The country lies mostly between latitudes 8° and 18°S, and ...
Zambia | Population, Capital, Language, Flag, & Map | Britannica
4 days ago · Zambia, landlocked country in south-central Africa. It is situated on a high plateau and takes its name from the Zambezi River, which drains all but a small northern part of the country. Large parts of Zambia are thinly populated.
Zambia - The World Factbook
Jan 2, 2025 · Bantu-speaking groups mainly from the Luba and Lunda Kingdoms in the Congo River Basin and from the Great Lakes region in East Africa settled in what is now Zambia …
Zambia - The World Factbook
Dec 6, 2023 · Multiple waves of Bantu-speaking groups moved into and through what is now Zambia over the past thousand years. In the 1880s, the British began securing mineral and other economic concessions from various local leaders and the territory eventually became a British colonial state known as Northern Rhodesia.
Zambia Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Aug 3, 2023 · Zambia is a Southern-Central African landlocked country. It is located nearly midway between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. Longitudinally, it is located in the Eastern Hemisphere of the world.
Zambia Factsheet - The World Factbook
3 days ago · Multiple waves of Bantu-speaking groups moved into what is now Zambia over the past thousand years. In the 1880s, the British began securing mineral and other economic …
Zambia country profile - BBC News
Mar 24, 2023 · Zambia, unlike most of its neighbours, has managed to avoid the war and upheaval that has marked much of Africa's post-colonial history, earning itself a reputation for political stability.
Zambia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Zambia is a country in southern Africa. It shares its borders with 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.
Zambia - Country Profile - Republic of Zambia - South Africa
A virtual guide to Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, a landlocked country in central south Africa, separated from Zimbabwe by the Zambezi River. Zambia is also bordered by Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania.
Zambia Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Oct 9, 2024 · Zambia is a large, landlocked, resource-rich country with sparsely populated land in the center of Southern Africa. It shares its border with eight countries (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe) that expands its regional market for goods and services.