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Zambia

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Zambia
sovereign state, republic, landlocked country, country
Part ofCentral Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa Edit
Year dem found am24 October 1964 Edit
Official nameZambia, République de Zambie Edit
Native labelRepublic of Zambia Edit
Dem name afterZambezi River Edit
Official languageEnglish Edit
AnthemStand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free Edit
Cultureculture of Zambia Edit
Motto textOne Zambia, One Nation, Една Замбия, една нация, Una Zàmbia, una nació, Un Sambia, Un Genedl Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryZambia Edit
CapitalLusaka Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+02:00, Africa/Lusaka Edit
Located in/on physical featureSouthern Africa Edit
Coordinate location14°0′0″S 28°0′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point10°34′4″S 33°42′34″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point8°16′30″S 30°25′44″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point18°4′33″S 26°41′37″E Edit
Highest pointMafinga Central Edit
Lowest pointZambezi River Edit
Government ein basic formpresidential system, representative democracy Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Zambia Edit
State ein headHakainde Hichilema Edit
Office head of government holdPresident of Zambia Edit
Government ein headEdgar Lungu Edit
Executive bodyCabinet of Zambia Edit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly Edit
Central bankBank of Zambia Edit
CurrencyZambian Kwacha Edit
Driving sideleft Edit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363 Edit
Dey replaceNorthern Rhodesia Edit
Dema official website Edit
Described at URLhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html, https://www.britannica.com/place/Zambia Edit
HashtagZambia Edit
Top-level Internet domain.zm Edit
Flagflag of Zambia Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Zambia Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Zambia Edit
Get characteristicpartly free country Edit
History of topichistory of Zambia Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Zambia Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Zambia Edit
Mobile country code645 Edit
Country calling code+260 Edit
Licence plate codeZ Edit
Maritime identification digits678 Edit
Unicode character🇿🇲 Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of Zambia Edit
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Zambia, officially de Republic of Zambia, be a landlocked country for de crossroads of Central, Southern den East Africa.[1] Dem typically dey refer to am e dey insyd South-Central Africa anaa Southern Africa. E be bordered to de north by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to de north-east, Malawi to de east, Mozambique to de southeast, Zimbabwe den Botswana to de south, Namibia to de southwest, den Angola to de west. De capital city of Zambia be Lusaka, wey dey locate insyd de south-central part of Zambia. De population be concentrated mainly around Lusaka insyd de south den de Copperbelt Province to de north, de core economic hubs of de country.

Etymology

Na dem know de territory of Zambia as Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1964. Na dem rename am Zambia insyd October 1964 for ein independence from British rule. De name Zambia dey derive from de Zambezi River (Zambezi fi mean "de grand river").[2]

Politics

Administrative divisions

Dem divide Zambia administratively into ten provinces dem subdivide into 117 districts, den electorally into 156 constituencies den 1,281 wards.

Provinces
  1. Central Province
  2. Copperbelt
  3. Eastern Province
  4. Luapula
  5. Lusaka
  6. Muchinga
  7. North-Western Province
  8. Northern Province
  9. Southern Province
  10. Western Province

Demographics

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Zambia

According to the 2010 Census[1]

Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop.
1 Lusaka Lusaka 1,747,152 11 Solwezi North-Western 90,856
2 Kitwe Copperbelt 501,360 12 Mansa Luapula 78,153
3 Ndola Copperbelt 451,246 13 Chililabombwe Copperbelt 77,818
4 Kabwe Central 202,360 14 Mazabuka Southern 71,700
5 Chingola Copperbelt 185,246 15 Kafue Lusaka 71,573
6 Mufulira Copperbelt 151,309 16 Kalulushi Copperbelt 51,863
7 Livingstone Southern 134,349 17 Choma Southern 51,842
8 Luanshya Copperbelt 130,076 18 Mongu Western 49,818
9 Chipata Eastern 116,627 19 Kapiri Mposhi Central 44,783
10 Kasama Northern 101,845 20 Nakonde Muchinga 41,836

References

  1. Henderson, Ian (1970). "The Origins of Nationalism in East and Central Africa: The Zambian Case". The Journal of African History. 11 (4): 591–603. doi:10.1017/S0021853700010471. ISSN 0021-8537. JSTOR 180923. S2CID 154296266.
  2. Everett-Heath, John (7 December 2017). The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names (in English). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-255646-2.

Read further

  • DeRoche, Andy, Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and Southern Africa (London: Bloomsbury, 2016)
  • Ferguson, James (1999). Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life in the Zambian Copperbelt. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21701-0.
  • Gewald, J. B., et al. One Zambia, Many Histories: Towards a History of Post-colonial Zambia (Brill, 2008)
  • Ihonvbere, Julius, Economic Crisis, Civil Society and Democratisation: The Case of Zambia (Africa Research & Publications, 1996)
  • LaMonica, Christopher, Local Government Matters: The Case of Zambia (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010)
  • Mcintyre, Charles, Zambia, (Bradt Travel Guides, 2008)
  • Murphy, Alan and Luckham, Nana, Zambia and Malawi, Lonely Planet Multi Country Guide (Lonely Planet Publications, 2010)
  • Phiri, Bizeck Jube, A Political History of Zambia: From the Colonial Period to the 3rd Republic (Africa Research & Publications, 2005)
  • Roberts, Andrew, A History of Zambia (Heinemann, 1976)
  • Sardanis, Andrew, Africa: Another Side of the Coin: Northern Rhodesia's Final Years and Zambia's Nationhood (I. B. Tauris, 2003)