Basic facts about Zambia
| Country name: | Zambia |
| Capital: | Lusaka |
| Country code: | 436 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Zambian kwacha |
| Independence: | 1964-10-24 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 752,618 |
| Land area (km2): | 743,398 |
| Water area (km2): | 9,220 |
| Population: | 14,222,233 |
| Population note: | 14,222,233 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | English |
| All languages: | 11 Bantu languages (Bemba (official) 30.1%, Nyanja (official) 10.7%, Tonga (official) 10.6%, Lozi (official) 5.7%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (official) 2.2%, Kaonde (official) 2%, Lala 2%, Luvale (official) 1.7%), English (official) 1.7 |
| Time zone: | CAT (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+2) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +260 |
| Domain: | .zm |