Zambia
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Generic Information

Zambia (/ˈzæmbiə/), officially the Republic of Zambia, 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 country occupies around 752,618 km² in area size and its about twice the size of Germany. Though not directly land-linked, Zambia also shares a territorial water boundary on Lake Tanganyika with the Republic of Burundi to the East. The projected  population is estimated to be around 17.9 million (ZSA, 2020) and is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.

Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a generic country overview, please consult the following sources:


Zambia Wikipedia Country Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia

Zambia IMF Country Information: http://www.imf.org/external/country/ZMB/index.htm

Zambia Economist Intelligence Unit Information*: http://country.eiu.com/AllCountries.aspx

Zambia Statistics Agency: http://www.zamstats.gov.zm

*This is a paid service.

Humanitarian Info

Zambia World Food Programme Information: http://www1.wfp.org/countries/zambia

Zambia UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Information: https://www.unocha.org/southern-eastern-africa

Facts and Figures

Zambia Wolfram Alpha Information: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Zambia

Zambia World Bank Information: http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/zambia

Zambia Population Information: http://worldpopulationreview.com/search/?query=zambia

Zambia Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit: https://www.dmmu-ovp.gov.zm


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