Zambie , offeecially the Republic o Zambie ( ) is a landlocked kintra in Soothren Africae . The neighbourin kintras are the Democratic Republic o the Congo tae the north, Tanzanie tae the north-east, Malawi tae the east, Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Botswana an Namibie tae the sooth, an Angolae tae the wast. The caipital ceety is Lusaka , locatit in the sooth-central pairt o the kintra. The population is concentratit mainly aroond the Lusaka in the sooth an the Copperbelt tae the northwast.
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Republic o Zambie
Motto: "One Zambia, One Nation"
Anthem : Naitional Anthem o Zambie Caipitaland largest city
Lusaka 15°25′S 28°17′E Offeecial leids Inglis Recognised regional leids
> 0.5%
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% Inglis
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% Ithers
Ethnic groups
> 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% 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% Ither ethnics
0.8% Major racial
0.4% Unclessifee'd
Demonym(s) Zambie Govrenment Unitar Presidential republic • Preses
Hakainde Hichilema • Vice Preses
Mutale Nalumango
Legislatur Naitional Assemmly Unthirldom • North-Wastren Rhodesie
27 Juin 1890 • Barotziland-North-Wastren Rhodesie
28 November 1899 • North-Eastren Rhodesie
29 Januar 1900 • Amalgamation o Northren Rhodesie
17 August 1911 • Federation o Rhodesie an Nyasaland
1 August 1953 • Republic o Zambie
24 October 1964 • Current constitution
5 Januar 2016
Aurie • Total
752,618 km2 (290,587 sq mi)[ 2] (38th ) • Water (%)
1 Population • 2016 estimate
16,591,390[ 3] (68t ) • 2010 census
13,092,666[ 4] • Density
17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (191st ) GDP (PPP ) 2017 estimate • Total
$68.64 billion[ 5] • Per capita
$3,982[ 5] GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate • Tot
$23.137 billion[ 5] • Per capita
$1,342[ 5] Gini (2010) 57.5[ 6] heich HDI (2015) 0.579[ 7] medium · 139th Currency Zambian kwacha (ZMW )Time zone UTC +2 (CAT )Drivin side caur Cawin code +260 ISO 3166 code ZM Internet TLD .zm
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