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