The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

. Zambia borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 to the north, Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

 to the north-east, Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

 to the east, Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

, Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

, and Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 to the south, and Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

 to the west. The capital of Zambia is Lusaka

Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...

, located in the southeast of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around the capital and the Copperbelt to the northwest.

Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherer

Hunter-gatherer

A hunter-gatherer or forage society is one in which most or all food is obtained from wild plants and animals, in contrast to agricultural societies which rely mainly on domesticated species. Hunting and gathering was the ancestral subsistence mode of Homo, and all modern humans were...

s and migrating tribes. After sporadic visits by European explorers starting in the 18th century, Zambia was gradually claimed and occupied by the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 as protectorate of Northern Rhodesia

Northern Rhodesia

Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...

 towards the end of the nineteenth century. On 24 October 1964, the protectorate gained independence with the new name of Zambia, derived from the Zambezi

Zambezi

The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...

 river which flows through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule

Single-party state

A single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system government in which a single political party forms the government and no other parties are permitted to run candidates for election...

 with Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...

 as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian politics until multiparty elections were held in 1991.

Zambia's economy has been traditionally dominated by the copper mining industry; however the government has recently been pursuing an economic diversification programme. During the 1970s, the country began sliding into a poverty from which it has not recovered. Zambia's total foreign debt exceeded $6 billion in 2000; the growing population strains the economic growth and HIV

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

/AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

 is widespread. The average per capita income is $395, placing Zambia as one of the world's poorest countries.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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• Common English country name: Zambia
  Zambia
  Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are 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....
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Zambia
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Zambian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Zambia
• International rankings of Zambia
  International rankings of Zambia
  -International rankings:...
  
  
• ISO country codes: ZM, ZMB, 894
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZM
  ISO 3166-2:ZM
  ISO 3166-2:ZM is the entry for Zambia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Zambia, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .zm
  .zm
  .zm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Zambia. Registrants of .zm domains must "have a presence in Zambia".-Second-level domains:...
  
  

Geography of Zambia

• Zambia is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
    The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
    
     and Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
    The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
    
    
  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    
    • East Africa
      East Africa
      East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
      
      
    • Southern Africa
      Southern Africa
      Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
      
      
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time....
    
     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Zambia
    • High: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills
      Mafinga Hills
      The Mafinga Hills are a plateau covered by hills, situated on the border between Zambia and Malawi, in Southern Africa. These hills are composed of quartzites, phyllites and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin....
      
       2329 m (7,641 ft)
    • Low: Zambezi
      Zambezi
      The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
      
       329 m (1,079 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 5,665 km

 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km

 Angola 1,110 km

 Malawi 837 km

 Zimbabwe 797 km

 Mozambique 419 km

 Tanzania 338 km

 Namibia 233 km

 Botswana 1 km

• Coastline: none
• Population of Zambia: 11,922,000 - 72nd most populous country
• Area of Zambia: 752,618 km²
• Atlas of Zambia

Environment of Zambia

• Climate of Zambia
  Climate of Zambia
  The climate of Zambia in Central and Southern Africa is tropical modified by altitude . In the Köppen climate classification, most of the country is classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small patches of semi-arid steppe climate in the south-west.Climate and specifically...
  
  
• Environmental issues in Zambia
• Ecoregions in Zambia
• Renewable energy in Zambia
• Geology of Zambia
• Protected areas of Zambia
  • Biosphere reserves in Zambia
  • National parks of Zambia
    • KAZA
    • Kafue National Park
      Kafue National Park
      Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km² . It is the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals....
      
      
    • Kasanka National Park
      Kasanka National Park
      Kasanka National Park is a park located in the Serenje District of Zambia’s Northern Province. At roughly 390km2, Kasanka is one of Zambia’s smallest national parks. Kasanka’s situation is interesting as it is the first of Zambia’s national parks to be privately managed...
      
      
    • Liuwa Plain National Park
      Liuwa Plain National Park
      The Liuwa Plain National Park lies in Western Province, Zambia, west of the Barotse Floodplain of the Zambezi River near the border with Angola.-History:...
      
      
    • Lochinvar National Park
      Lochinvar National Park
      The Lochinvar National Park lies south west of Lusaka in Zambia, on the south side of the Kafue River.The national park straddles two of Zambia's ecoregions: Zambezian and Mopane woodlands in the south, and Zambezian flooded grasslands over most of the park...
      
      
    • Lower Zambezi National Park
      Lower Zambezi National Park
      The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in south eastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This has resulted in the park being protected from the ravages of mass tourism and...
      
      
    • Luambe National Park
      Luambe National Park
      Luambe National Park is located in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The park is situated north-east of the famous South Luangwa National Park, and south of the inaccessible North Luangwa National Park. Like its neighbours, it is located in the Luangwa River rift valley.The small park lies on the...
      
      
    • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
      Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
      Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya — 'The Smoke Which Thunders' — known worldwide as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River...
      
      
    • North Luangwa National Park
      North Luangwa National Park
      North Luangwa National Park is a national park in Zambia, the northernmost of the three in the valley of the Luangwa River. Founded as a game reserve in 1938, it became a national park in 1972 and now covers 4,636 km²....
      
      
    • Nsumbu National Park
      Nsumbu National Park
      Sumbu National Park lies on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika near its southern extremity, in Zambia's Northern Province...
      
      
    • Nyika National Park, Zambia
    • South Luangwa National Park
      South Luangwa National Park
      South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia, the southernmost of three national parks in the valley of the Luangwa River, is a world-renowned wildlife haven. It supports large populations of Thornicroft's Giraffe, and herds of elephant and buffalo often several hundred strong, while the Luangwa...
      
      
    • Mweru Wantipa National Park
      Mweru Wantipa National Park
      Mweru Wantipa National Park is named after Lake Mweru Wantipa in the Northern Province of Zambia. Once hosting abundant wildlife including lion, elephant, and black rhinoceros, it has had no management and protection for several decades, and lacks visitor facilities...
      
      
    • Sioma Ngwezi National Park
      Sioma Ngwezi National Park
      Sioma Ngwezi National Park is a 5000-square-kilometre park in the very south west corner of Zambia. It is undeveloped and rarely visited, lacking roads and being off the usual tourist tracks, but this may change in the future....
      
      
• Wildlife of Zambia
  Wildlife of Zambia
  The wildlife of Zambia refers to the natural flora and fauna of Zambia. This article provides an overview, and outline of the main wildlife areas or regions, and compact lists of animals focussing on prevalence and distribution in the country rather than on taxonomy...
  
  
  • Flora of Zambia
  • Fauna of Zambia
    • Birds of Zambia
    • Mammals of Zambia

Natural geographic features of Zambia

• Glaciers in Zambia: none
• Islands of Zambia
• Lakes of Zambia
  • Lake Bangweulu
    Lake Bangweulu
    Bangweulu — 'where the water sky meets the sky' — is one of the world's great wetland systems, comprising Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Swamps and the Bangweulu Flats or floodplain...
    
    
  • Lake Kariba
    Lake Kariba
    Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir. It lies 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe...
    
    
  • Lake Kashiba
    Lake Kashiba
    Lake Kashiba is situated south-west of Luanshya in Zambia, close to Mpongwe and St Anthony's Mission.-Hydrography:Lake Kashiba is the best known of the several small, very deep pools in the Ndola district called "the sunken lakes." They are found in limestone and were caused by the action of water...
    
    
  • Lake Ishiba Ng'andu
    Lake Ishiba Ng'andu
    Lake Ishiba Ng'andu is a picturesque lake very close to the watershed between the Luangwa and Chambeshi River basins in the Northern Province of Zambia, and just on the Chambeshi side. Its name in the Bemba language means 'lake of the royal crocodile'...
    
    
  • Mofwe Lagoon
    Mofwe Lagoon
    The Mofwe Lagoon is the largest of several lagoons in the Luapula River swamps south of Lake Mweru, in the Luapula Province of Zambia.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Lake Mweru
    Lake Mweru
    Lake Mweru is a freshwater lake on the longest arm of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. Located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, it makes up 110 km of the total length of the Congo, lying between its Luapula River and Luvua River segments.Mweru...
    
    
  • Lake Mweru Wantipa
    Lake Mweru Wantipa
    Lake Mweru Wantipa is a lake and swamp system in the Northern Province of Zambia. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost...
    
    
  • Lake Tanganyika
    Lake Tanganyika
    Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
    
    
  • Rift Valley lakes
    Rift Valley lakes
    The Rift Valley lakes are a group of lakes in the Great Rift Valley formed by the East African Rift which runs through the whole eastern side of the African continent from north to south...
    
    
• Mountains of Zambia
  • Volcanoes in Zambia
• Rivers of Zambia
  • Chambeshi River
    Chambeshi River
    The Chambeshi River of northeastern Zambia is the most remote headstream of the Congo River and therefore considered its source...
    
    
  • Congo River
    Congo River
    The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
    
    
  • Cuando River
    Cuando River
    The Cuando River is a river in south-central Africa flowing through Angola and Namibia's Caprivi Strip, into the Linyanti Swamp on the northern border of Botswana...
    
    
  • Kabompo River
    Kabompo River
    The Kabompo River is one of the main tributaries of the upper Zambezi River river. It flows entirely in Zambia, rising to the east of the source of the Zambezi, in North-Western Province along the watershed between the Zambezi and Congo river basins which also forms the border between Zambia and DR...
    
    
  • Kafue River
    Kafue River
    The Kafue River sustains one of the world's great wildlife environments. It is a major tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban, and the longest and largest lying wholly within Zambia....
    
    
  • Kalambo River
    Kalambo River
    The Kalambo River forms part of the border between Zambia and Tanzania. It is a comparatively small stream which rises in the highlands north-east of Mbala at an elevation of about 1800 m and descends into the Eastern Great Rift Valley, entering the southeastern end of Lake Tanganyika at an...
    
    
  • Kalungwishi River
    Kalungwishi River
    The Kalungwishi River flows west in northern Zambia into Lake Mweru. It is known for its waterfalls, including the Lumangwe Falls, Kabweluma Falls, Kundabwiku Falls and Mumbuluma Falls....
    
    
  • Luanginga River
    Luanginga River
    The Luanginga is a river rising in Angola, which flows into the Zambezi in western Zambia....
    
    
  • Luangwa River
    Luangwa River
    The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season...
    
    
  • Luapula River
    Luapula River
    The Luapula River is a section of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. It is a transnational river forming for nearly all its length part of the border between Zambia and the DR Congo...
    
    
  • Luena River, Western Zambia
    Luena River, Western Zambia
    The Luena River of Zambia's Western Province rises just west of the Kafue National Park and flows west through Kaoma to become a tributary of the Zambezi. In the dry season, just below its confluence with its seasonal tributary the Luampa River, it ends in swamps or marshes on the Luena Flats east...
    
    
  • Lukasashi River
    Lukasashi River
    The Lukasashi River is a tributary of the Luangwa River in Zambia. It flows through important game conservation areas along its course....
    
    
  • Lunga River (Zambia)
  • Lungwebungu River
    Lungwebungu River
    The Lungwebungu River of south-west-central Africa is the largest tributary of the upper Zambezi River. The headwaters of the Lungwebungu are in central Angola at an elevation around 1400 m, and it flows south-east across the southern African plateau...
    
    
  • Lunsemfwa River
    Lunsemfwa River
    The Lunsemfwa River is a tributary of the Lukasashi and Luangwa Rivers in Zambia and part of the Zambezi River basin. It is a popular river for fishing, containing large populations of tigerfish and bream....
    
    
  • Mbereshi River
    Mbereshi River
    The Mbereshi River drains the northern Zambian plateau north of Kawambwa and flows west into the Luapula valley. It enters the Luapula swamps near the Mofwe Lagoon. It gives its name to the village and former mission of Mbereshi situated near its south bank....
    
    
  • Zambezi
    Zambezi
    The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
    
    
  • Mulungushi River
    Mulungushi River
    The Mulungushi River in central Zambia is a tributary of the Lunsemfwa River and the Luangwa River, and a part of the Zambezi River basin. It rises on the plateau north-west of Kabwe and flows south-east into the Luangwa Rift Valley where it joins the Lunsemfwa.The river is the site of the...
    
    
  • Waterfalls of Zambia
    • Chavuma Falls
      Chavuma Falls
      Chavuma Falls is a small waterfall on the Zambezi River in northwestern Zambia close to the border with Angola and the town of Chavuma. During the wet season they are generally overwhelmed by the flow of the river, but become visible as the dry season progresses. They are only a few metres high....
      
      
    • Kabwelume Falls
      Kabwelume Falls
      Kabwelume Falls is a waterfall on the Kalungwishi River in the Northern Province of Zambia. The falls is about 6 km down stream of Lumangwe Falls. When viewed at peak water volume , a month after the wet season, the falls makes a spectacular semi circle of falling water. There are plans to build a...
      
      
    • Kalambo Falls
      Kalambo Falls
      Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River is a 772ft single drop waterfall on the border of Zambia and Tanzania at the southeast end of Lake Tanganyika. The falls are some of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa...
      
      
    • Lumangwe Falls
      Lumangwe Falls
      Lumangwe Falls on the Kalungwishi River in northern Zambia is the largest waterfall wholly within that country, with a height of 30-40 m and a width of 160 m. The falls is 80 km from Mporokoso on the Kawambwa road...
      
      
    • Ngonye Falls
      Ngonye Falls
      The Ngonye Falls or Sioma Falls are a waterfall on the Zambezi river in Western Zambia, near the town of Sioma and a few hundred kilometers upstream from the Victoria Falls. Situated in the southern part of Barotseland, the falls are a difficult two or three day journey from the capital, Lusaka...
      
      
    • Ntumbachushi Falls
      Ntumbachushi Falls
      Ntumbachushi Falls are situated on the Ngona River in Luapula Province, Zambia where it runs over the edge of the northern Zambian plateau into the valley of the Luapula River....
      
      
    • Victoria Falls
      Victoria Falls
      The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.-Introduction:...
      
      
    • kudabwika Falls
    • Mumbuluma Falls
      Mumbuluma Falls
      Mumbuluma Falls is a set of waterfalls just outside of Mansa, Zambia in the Luapula province. The waterfalls are a national monument of Zambia.Mumbuluma Falls is made up of two waterfalls occurring in succession, an upper and lower falls....
      
      
    • Mutumuna Falls
      Mutumuna Falls
      Mutumuna Falls is a wide waterfall in Zambia. It is approximately 20 meters in height.- Location and significance :It is above the Chishimba Falls and the spirit of Mutumuna is believed to reside there. The High Priest of Mutumuna makes regular offerings at the falls...
      
      
    • Kabweluma Falls
    • Chimpepe Falls
    • Chishimba Falls
    • Chimpolo Falls
    • Ntumbachi Falls
    • Lummwanga Falls
    • Kundalila Falls
      Kundalila Falls
      The Kaombe River in Zambia falls over the lip of the Muchinga escarpment and makes an exciting waterfall near the small town of Kanona in the Serenje District.The waterfall is called Kundalila Falls which means "crying dove" in the local Bemba language....
      
      
    • Kalombo Falls
    • Ngonya Falls
    • Nyambezi Falls
• Valleys of Zambia
• Wetlands
  • Bangweulu Wetlands ecosystem
  • Lukanga Swamp
    Lukanga Swamp
    Lukanga Swamp is a major wetland in the Central Province of Zambia, about 50 km west of Kabwe. Its permanently swampy area consists of a roughly circular area with a diameter of 40 to 50 km covering 1850 km², plus roughly 250 km² in the mouths of and along rivers discharging...
    
    

• World Heritage Sites in Zambia

Administrative divisions of Zambia

• Provinces of Zambia
  Provinces of Zambia
  Zambia is divided into 10 provinces.-References:...
  
  
  • Districts of Zambia
    Districts of Zambia
    The nine provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 72 districts.Article 109 in part VIII of the constitution of Zambia deals with local government...
    
    
    • Municipalities of Zambia

Provinces of Zambia

Zambia is divided into nine province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s:

• Central
  Central Province, Zambia
  Central Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Kabwe, home of the Mulungushi Rock of Authority, founder home of UNIP, the ruling political party in the second republic ....
  
  
• Copperbelt
  Copperbelt Province
  Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely...
  
  
• Eastern
  Eastern Province, Zambia
  Eastern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The province lies between the Luangwa River and the border with Malawi, from Isoka in the northeast to just north of Luangwa in the south.The provincial capital is Chipata...
  
  
• Luapula
  Luapula Province
  Luapula Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, and is located in the north of the country. The provincial capital is Mansa. Luapula Province was named after the Luapula River....
  
  
• Lusaka
  Lusaka Province
  Lusaka Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Lusaka, which is also the national capital.-National Parks and wildlife areas:*Lower Zambezi National Park...
  
  
• Northern
  Northern Province, Zambia
  Northern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. It covers approximately one fifth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama. The province is made up of 12 districts, namely Kasama , Chilubi, Isoka, Chinsali, Kaputa, Luwingu, Mbala, Mporokoso, Mpika, Mpulungu, Mungwi and Nakonde...
  
  
• North-Western
  North-Western Province, Zambia
  North-Western Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. It covers an area of 125,826 km² and has a population of 583,350 . It is the most sparsely populated province in the country...
  
  
• Southern
  Southern Province, Zambia
  Southern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, and home to Zambia's premier tourist attraction, Mosi-oa-Tunya , shared with Zimbabwe...
  
  
• Western
  Western Province, Zambia
  Western Province, encompasses the area formerly known as Barotseland in the colonial era.-Districts:Western Province is divided into 7 districts:*Kalabo District*Kaoma District*Lukulu District*Mongu District*Senanga District*Sesheke District...
  
  

Districts of Zambia

The nine provinces of Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are 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....

 are divided into a total of 72 districts:
Central Province

Central Province, Zambia

Central Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Kabwe, home of the Mulungushi Rock of Authority, founder home of UNIP, the ruling political party in the second republic ....

• Chibombo
  Chibombo
  Chibombo is a town in the Central Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Chibombo District. The town lies near the Lukanga Swamp. It is 95 km north of Lusaka and 45 km south-west of Kabwe on the Great North Road.-References:*...
  
  
• Kabwe
  Kabwe
  Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province with a population estimated at 210,000. Formerly named Broken Hill, it was founded when the Broken Hill lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also has a claim to being the birthplace of Zambian politics...
  
  
• Kapiri Mposhi
  Kapiri Mposhi
  Kapiri Mposhi is a small town in Zambia. Located north of Lusaka, it stands on the Great North Road and is significant for the railway connection between Zambia Railways line from Kitwe to Lusaka and Livingstone and western terminal of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority from Dar-es-Salaam since...
  
  
• Mkushi
  Mkushi
  Mkushi is a town in Zambia, lying on the Great North Road and the Tazara railway, north east of Kapiri Mposhi. The Changwena Falls and Fort Elwes lie nearby...
  
  
• Mumbwa
  Mumbwa
  Mumbwa is a town in the Central Province of Zambia, lying on the Great West Road. Its district covers the western part of the Central Province bordering Kaoma and Western Province to the west, Namwala and Southern Province to the south, Lusaka and Lusaka Province to the east, Kasempa and...
  
  
• Serenje
  Serenje
  Serenje is a district in Zambia. There is also the town of Serenje lying just off the Great North Road and TAZARA Railway. The British, during the time that Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate, designated Serenje as a BOMA . To this day, the locals refer to Serenje Town as the BOMA....
  
  

Copperbelt Province

Copperbelt Province

Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely...

• Chililabombwe
  Chililabombwe
  Chililabombwe is a city located in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'.The main economic activity is the mining of copper....
  
  
• Chingola
  Chingola
  Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 157,340 . It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola...
  
  
• Kalulushi
  Kalulushi
  Kalulushi is a town in the Copperbelt Province in north central Zambia. Municipal population 75,806 at the 2000 Census.It was established in 1953 as a company town for workers at the nearby Chibuluma copper and cobalt mine, and it became a public town in 1958...
  
  
• Kitwe
  Kitwe
  Kitwe is the second largest city in terms of size and population in Zambia. With a population of 547,700 Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka...
  
  
• Luanshya
  Luanshya
  Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 117,579 .Luanshya was founded in the early part of the 20th century after a prospector/explorer, William Collier, shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discovering a copper...
  
  
• Lufwanyama
  Lufwanyama
  Lufwanyama is a small town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Lufwanyama District. Despite being only 60 km west of the most urban and industrialised part of the country, the mining cities of the Copperbelt, Lufwanyama is undeveloped and lacks infrastructure such as...
  
  
• Masaiti
• Mpongwe
• Mufulira
  Mufulira
  Mufulira is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. It grew up in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira Copper Mine on its north-western edge...
  
  
• Ndola
  Ndola
  Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 495,000 . It is the industrial, commercial, on the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others...
  
  

Eastern Province

Eastern Province, Zambia

Eastern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The province lies between the Luangwa River and the border with Malawi, from Isoka in the northeast to just north of Luangwa in the south.The provincial capital is Chipata...

• Chadiza
  Chadiza
  Chadiza is a town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Chadiza District. It lies 35 km south of the Great East Road and about 80 km south-south-west of Chipata on a plateau studded by isolated rocky hills, between the middle Luangwa valley and the...
  
  
• Chama
• Chipata
  Chipata
  Chipata, population 98,416, is the capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia. The two languages spoken are Nyanja and English, though you might find some Indian languages, as there is a large number of Zambian Indians located in the town...
  
  
• Katete
  Katete
  Katete is a small town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Katete District. The town is at the foot of rocky hills which lie to its east, including Mpangwe Hill and Kangarema Hill, which rise to 1600 m and are surrounded by cultivated fields...
  
  
• Lundazi
  Lundazi
  Lundazi is a town in eastern Zambia, lying near the border with Malawi, around 110 miles from Chipata. It is home to an airstrip, schools and a hotel in the form of a Norman castle. The building of the castle was begun in 1948 by an Englishman called Errol Buton, who reputedly sketched out its...
  
  
• Mambwe
  Mambwe
  The Mambwe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. In 1987 the Mambwe population in Tanzania was estimated to number 63,000 . The number of Mambwe in Zambia has not been independently estimated, though the combined number of Mambwe and Lungu in...
  
  
• Nyimba
• Petauke
  Petauke
  Petauke is a town and seat of Petauke District located in the Eastern Province of Zambia.Petauke is 400 km from the capital city Lusaka, roughly halfway between Lusaka and the Malawi border...
  
  

Luapula Province

Luapula Province

Luapula Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, and is located in the north of the country. The provincial capital is Mansa. Luapula Province was named after the Luapula River....

• Chiengi
  Chiengi
  Chiengi or Chienge was a historic colonial boma of the British Empire in central Africa and today is a settlement in the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Chiengi District...
  
  
• Kawambwa
  Kawambwa
  Kawambwa is a town in the Zambian province of Luapula located on the edge of the northern Zambian plateau above the Luapula valley at an altitude of 1300 m...
  
  
• Mansa
  Mansa, Zambia
  Mansa is the capital of the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Mansa District. It takes its name from the local Chief Mansa and the small Mansa River which flows west to the Luapula River...
  
  
• Milenge
  Milenge
  Milenge is a settlement in the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Milenge District. It consists of the boma housing the district council and offices, with a village of a few thousand people on the dirt road which runs from Chembe Ferry in the west....
  
  
• Mwense
• Nchelenge
  Nchelenge
  Nchelenge is a town in the Luapula Province of northern Zambia, lying on the south eastern shore of Lake Mweru. It is contiguous with Kashikishi, and they are sometimes referred to as Nchelenge-Kashikishi...
  
  
• Samfya
  Samfya
  Samfya is a town located in the Zambian province of Luapula. It is the center of Samfya District. The town is located on the south-western shore of Lake Bangweulu, on the longest stretch of well-defined shore of that lake...
  
  

Lusaka Province

Lusaka Province

Lusaka Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Lusaka, which is also the national capital.-National Parks and wildlife areas:*Lower Zambezi National Park...

• Chongwe
• Kafue
  Kafue
  Kafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are located.- Site :...
  
  
• Luangwa
  Luangwa, Zambia
  Luangwa is a town in Zambia, at the confluence of the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers, which was previously called Feira. It is headquarters of a district of the same name in Lusaka Province....
  
  
• Lusaka
  Lusaka
  Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
  
  

North-Western Province

North-Western Province, Zambia

North-Western Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. It covers an area of 125,826 km² and has a population of 583,350 . It is the most sparsely populated province in the country...

• Chavuma
  Chavuma
  Chavuma is a town in North Western Zambia, lying immediately south of the border with Angola. It lies on the Zambezi River and the M8 road. Local attractions include the Chavuma Falls, while a market takes place on the border, permitting people from both nations to trade.Chavuma has a population...
  
  
• Ikeleng'i
• Kabompo
  Kabompo
  Kabompo is a town in north-western of Zambia, lying on the Kabompo River with a population over 88,000 people and the M8 road. It is surrounded by teak forest and is home to a Roman Catholic mission....
  
  
• Kasempa
  Kasempa
  -Location:Kasempa located in Kasempa District, Northwestern Province, Zambia. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and that country's largest city. The town of Kasempa is located on the western bank of the Lufupa River, as it flows south into Kafue...
  
  
• Mufumbwe
  Mufumbwe
  Mufumbwe is a town of Mufumbwe District in the Northwestern Province of Zambia. It is located at 13°41'0S24°48'0E with an altitude of 1069 metres .-References:...
  
  
• Mwinilunga
  Mwinilunga
  Mwinilunga is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia and headquarters of a district of that name. It lies on the West Lunga River, not far from the borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.- Overview :...
  
  
• Solwezi
  Solwezi
  Solwezi is the capital of the North Western Province of Zambia. Solwezi has approximately 65,000 inhabitants at an elevation of 1235 m above sea level...
  
  
• Zambezi

Northern Province

Northern Province, Zambia

Northern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. It covers approximately one fifth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama. The province is made up of 12 districts, namely Kasama , Chilubi, Isoka, Chinsali, Kaputa, Luwingu, Mbala, Mporokoso, Mpika, Mpulungu, Mungwi and Nakonde...

• Chilubi
  Chilubi
  Chilubi is a settlement on an island in Lake Bangweulu and its swamps, and is headquarters of Chilubi District in the Northern Province of Zambia.-Chilubi Island:...
  
  
• Chinsali
  Chinsali
  Chinsali is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Chinsali District. It lies 15 km west of the Great North Road and about 180 km north-north-east of Mpika...
  
  
• Isoka
  Isoka
  Isoka is a town located in the Northern Province of Zambia near the borders with Tanzania and Malawi. The district is populated mainly by Winamwanga, but the Wiwa, the Mambwe, the Nyika and the Tumbuka are also found here....
  
  
• Kaputa
• Kasama
  Kasama, Zambia
  Kasama is the capital of the Northern Province of Zambia, situated on the central-southern African plateau at an elevation of about 1400 m. Its population, according to the 2000 census, is approximately 200,000. It grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the TAZARA Railway...
  
  
• Luwingu
• Mafinga
• Mbala
  Mbala
  Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-east, where the port of Mpulungu is located. It had a population of about...
  
  
• Mpika
  Mpika
  Mpika is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, lying at the junction of the Great North Road to Kasama and Mbala and the Tanzam Highway to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It also has a railway station on the TAZARA Railway about 5 km away. Mpika is situated between the Muchinga Escarpment to...
  
  
• Mporokoso
  Mporokoso
  Mporokoso is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, lying at an elevation of nearly 1500 m on the flat plateau about 75 km south east of Lake Mweru Wantipa and 100 km south-west of Lake Tanganyika...
  
  
• Mpulungu
  Mpulungu
  Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika.From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi...
  
  
• Mungwi
• Nakonde

Southern Province

Southern Province, Zambia

Southern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, and home to Zambia's premier tourist attraction, Mosi-oa-Tunya , shared with Zimbabwe...

• Choma
  Choma
  Choma is a market town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the main road and railway from Lusaka to Livingstone. It is home to a small museum dedicated to the cultural heritage of the Tonga people of southern Zambia. The population of Choma is said to be about 40,000 people and it...
  
  
• Gwembe
  Gwembe
  Gwembe is a small town in Southern Province of Zambia with a population of about 2000 people. It is the largest town in Gwembe District which on Lake Kariba between Siavonga and Sinazongwe Districts. It used to be the District Headquarters until it moved to Munyumbwe some 30 km east of the...
  
  
• Itezhi-Tezhi
  Itezhi-Tezhi
  Itezhi-Tezhi is a small town in the northwestern part of Southern Province, Zambia. It lies west of the town of Namwala.Itezhi-Tezhi came into existence when the Itezhi-Tezhi Dam was constructed on the Kafue River in the early 1970s. The dam was created to hold and regulate the water flow in the...
  
  
• Kalomo
  Kalomo
  Kalomo is a town in southern Zambia, lying north east of Livingstone, on the main road and railway line to Lusaka. It is home to the Batonga people. It was the first administrative centre of Northern Rhodesia, serving until the capital city was established at Livingstone in 1911...
  
  
• Kazungula
  Kazungula
  Kazungula is a small border town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north bank of the Zambezi River about 70 km west of Livingstone, at an almost quadripoint where four countries nearly meet...
  
  
• Livingstone
  Livingstone, Zambia
  Livingstone or Maramba is a historic colonial city and present capital of the Southern Province of Zambia, a tourism centre for the Victoria Falls lying north of the Zambezi River, and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Falls...
  
  
• Mazabuka
  Mazabuka
  Mazabuka is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying south west of Lusaka, on the main road and railway to Livingstone. The town has grown around sugar cane plantations, and currently Zambia Sugar is Zambia's leading sugar producer. It lies near the Mwanachingwala Conservation Area...
  
  
• Monze
  Monze
  Monze is a small town in the Southern Province of Zambia and is about 180 km south-west of Lusaka. It is the administrative centre of Monze District....
  
  
• Namwala
  Namwala
  Namwala is a town and seat of Namwala District in Southern Province of Zambia. Namwala town has a population of over 5,000 people. It lies on the southern bank of the Kafue River at 996 metres above sea level. It houses the administrative offices of Namwala District and is the principal town of the...
  
  
• Siavonga
  Siavonga
  Siavonga is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It is Zambia's principal tourism centre for the lake, with accommodation, boating and fishing tours on offer....
  
  
• Sinazongwe
  Sinazongwe
  Sinazongwe is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It was constructed in the 1950s as a local administrative centre, while its main industry now is kapenta fishing. It is also home to a lighthouse and an airstrip, while ferries sail to Chete...
  
  

Western Province

Western Province, Zambia

Western Province, encompasses the area formerly known as Barotseland in the colonial era.-Districts:Western Province is divided into 7 districts:*Kalabo District*Kaoma District*Lukulu District*Mongu District*Senanga District*Sesheke District...

• Kalabo
  Kalabo
  Kalabo is a small town and administrative district in the Western Province of Zambia, on the plains west of the Zambezi River and the Barotse Floodplain, about 70 km from the border with Angola.-Location:...
  
  
• Kaoma
  Kaoma, Zambia
  Kaoma is a town in Zambia. It is the headquarters of Kaoma District in the Western Province.-Location:Kaoma is located approximately , by road, west of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia and its largest city. At Kaoma, the Great West Road , meets the Kaoma-Kasempa Road . This location lies west of Kafue...
  
  
• Lukulu
  Lukulu
  Lukulu is a market town in the Western Province of Zambia, on the Zambezi River, and headquarters of a district of the same name. Access to the town is limited to only a few unsealed roads which do not see much traffic...
  
  
• Mongu
  Mongu
  Mongu is the capital of Western Province in Zambia and was the capital of the formerly-named province and historic state, Barotseland. Its population is 44,310 , and it is also headquarters of Mongu District.-Geography:...
  
  
• Senanga
  Senanga
  Senanga is a town in the Western Province of Zambia, on the eastern bank of the Zambezi River, at the southern end of its Barotse Floodplain. It lies on the main road running parallel to the river from Livingstone and Sesheke to Mongu, which crosses the river by a pontoon ferry about 15 km ...
  
  
• Sesheke
  Sesheke
  Sesheke is a border town in the Western Province of Zambia, and a district of the same name. It lies on the northern bank of the Zambezi River which forms the border with Namibia's Caprivi Strip at that point....
  
  
• Shangombo
  Shangombo
  The small town of Shangombo located in Shangombo District in the Western Province of Zambia is one of the most remote towns in the country. It lies on the eastern bank of the floodplain of the Cuando River, and the bank forms the border with Angola.Shangombo town lies at the end of a sandy road,...
  
  

Municipalities of Zambia

• Capital of Zambia: Lusaka
• Cities of Zambia

• Lusaka
  Lusaka
  Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
  
  
• Kitwe
  Kitwe
  Kitwe is the second largest city in terms of size and population in Zambia. With a population of 547,700 Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka...
  
  
• Ndola
  Ndola
  Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 495,000 . It is the industrial, commercial, on the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others...
  
  
• Kabwe
  Kabwe
  Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province with a population estimated at 210,000. Formerly named Broken Hill, it was founded when the Broken Hill lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also has a claim to being the birthplace of Zambian politics...
  
  
• Chingola
  Chingola
  Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 157,340 . It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola...
  
  
• Mufulira
  Mufulira
  Mufulira is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. It grew up in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira Copper Mine on its north-western edge...
  
  
• Livingstone
  Livingstone, Zambia
  Livingstone or Maramba is a historic colonial city and present capital of the Southern Province of Zambia, a tourism centre for the Victoria Falls lying north of the Zambezi River, and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Falls...
  
  
• Luanshya
  Luanshya
  Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 117,579 .Luanshya was founded in the early part of the 20th century after a prospector/explorer, William Collier, shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discovering a copper...
  
  
• Kasama
  Kasama, Zambia
  Kasama is the capital of the Northern Province of Zambia, situated on the central-southern African plateau at an elevation of about 1400 m. Its population, according to the 2000 census, is approximately 200,000. It grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the TAZARA Railway...
  
  
• Chipata
  Chipata
  Chipata, population 98,416, is the capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia. The two languages spoken are Nyanja and English, though you might find some Indian languages, as there is a large number of Zambian Indians located in the town...
  
  

Government and politics of Zambia

Main article: Government of Zambia and Politics of Zambia

Politics of Zambia

Politics of Zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Zambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...

For individual politicians, see List of Zambians

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   republic
  Republic
  A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
  
  
• Capital of Zambia: Lusaka
• Elections in Zambia
  Elections in Zambia
  Zambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
  
  
  • Zambian parliamentary election, 1991
    Zambian parliamentary election, 1991
    The 1991 general election in Zambia saw the Movement for Multiparty Democracy defeat the ruling United National Independence Party in both presidential and National Assembly polls.-Presidential results by constituency:...
    
    
  • Zambian presidential election, 1991
  • Zambian presidential election, 2001
  • Zambian parliamentary election, 2006
  • Zambian presidential election, 2006
  • Zambian general election, 2006
    Zambian general election, 2006
    General elections were held in Zambia on 28 September 2006 to elect a President and National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, which won 75 of the 150 National Assembly seats and whose candidate, Levy Mwanawasa, won the presidential vote...
    
    
• Political parties in Zambia
  • List of political parties in Zambia
  • Forum for Democracy and Development
    Forum for Democracy and Development
    The Forum for Democracy and Development is a political party in Zambia.The FDD was founded in 2001 by former members of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy , disaffected by Frederick Chiluba's efforts to change the constitution to allow him to stand for a third term...
    
    
  • Heritage Party
    Heritage Party
    The Heritage Party is a political party in Zambia.In the parliamentary election held on 27 December 2001, the party won 7.4% of the popular vote and 4 out of 158 seats in the unicameral National Assembly...
    
    
  • Movement for Multiparty Democracy
    Movement for Multiparty Democracy
    The Movement for Multi-party Democracy is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was president of the country...
    
    
  • National Citizens' Coalition
    National Citizens' Coalition
    The National Citizens' Coalition is a political party in Zambia without parliamentary representation.The NCC, originally named the National Christian Coalition, was founded by Dr. Nevers Mumba, an evangelical pastor, in 1997. In the 2001 general elections, Mumba won 2.2 % of the vote as a...
    
    
  • National Democratic Focus
    National Democratic Focus
    The National Democratic Focus is a political party in Zambia. It won 1 seat in the 2006 election....
    
    
  • Overseers of Justice and Chronicles
    Overseers of Justice and Chronicles
    Overseers of Justice and Chronicles is a registered political party in Zambia. It is led by Obed Chilufya....
    
    
  • Patriotic Front (Zambia)
    Patriotic Front (Zambia)
    The Patriotic Front movement is the Zambian ruling political party. It is currently the most widely supported political party in Zambia. The Party was formed by Michael Sata as a breakaway party of the MMD in 2001. This was after the then-president Frederick Chiluba nominated Levy Mwanawasa as the...
    
    
  • Revolutionary Socialist Party (Zambia)
  • United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)
    United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)
    The United Democratic Alliance is an alliance of parties in Zambia. It is formed by the* United Party for National Development* United National Independence Party* Forum for Democracy and Development...
    
    
  • United Liberal Party
    United Liberal Party
    The United Liberal Party is a political party in Zambia. It was formed in July 2006 by Sakwiba Sikota after he lost the contest to become leader of the United Party for National Development. In the 28 September 2006 National Assembly election results the party won 2 out of 159 seats. The ULP later...
    
    
  • United National Independence Party
    United National Independence Party
    The United National Independence Party is a political party in Zambia. It governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda....
    
    
  • United Party for National Development
    United Party for National Development
    The United Party for National Development is a liberal political party in Zambia.At the 2001 legislative elections, held on 27 December 2001, the party won 23.3% of popular votes and 49 out of 159 seats...
    
    
  • United Progressive Party (Zambia)
    United Progressive Party (Zambia)
    The United Progressive Party was created in Zambia by Simon Kapwepwe and others, all from the ruling United National Independence Party in about August 1971. This provoked a big crisis in the cabinet, with five ministers expelled by Kenneth Kaunda, chief of the government and of the UNIP...
    
    
  • Zambia Alliance for Progress
    Zambia Alliance for Progress
    Zambia Alliance for Progress is a political alliance in Zambia, formed by Zambia Democratic Congress and National Pressure Group in 1999. ZAP president is Dean Mung'omba....
    
    
  • Zambia Republic Party
    Zambia Republic Party
    The Zambia Republic Party is a political party in Zambia.At the legislative elections on 27 December 2001 the party won 5.5 % of popular votes and 1 out of 159 seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Benjamin Mwila, on the same day won 4.9 %....
    
    
  • Zambian African National Congress
    Zambian African National Congress
    The Zambian African National Congress was a political organisation dedicated to promoting the rights of black people in Zambia. ZANC was formed in 1958, following a split from the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress. The president of ZANC was Kenneth Kaunda. In 1959 the party was banned...
    
    
• Political scandals of Zambia
• Taxation in Zambia
  Taxation in Zambia
  - Zambian Tax Policy :Income in Zambia is taxed on the source principle or deemed source basis in some instances. Residents are taxed on domestic source of income and certain types of foreign income, non-residents are normally taxed on Zambian source of income...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Zambia

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
   and government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda
  Rupiah Banda
  Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.During the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, Banda held important diplomatic posts and was active in politics as a member of the United National Independence Party...
  
  
  • List of Presidents of Zambia
• Prime Minister of Zambia
  Prime Minister of Zambia
  -Prime Ministers of Zambia :-External links:*...
  
  
• Cabinet of Zambia
  Cabinet of Zambia
  The Cabinet of Zambia is the chief executive body of the Republic of Zambia....
  
  
• Ministries of Zambia
  • Ministry of Health
    Ministry of Health (Zambia)
    The Ministry of Health is a Zambian government ministry. Head offices are located in Lusaka. -Operations:Subsidiary organizations include the Central Board of Health and the National Malaria Control Centre....
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Zambia

• National Assembly of Zambia
  National Assembly of Zambia
  The unicameral National Assembly of Zambia is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 20 September 2011, has a total of 156 members . 150 members are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority system...
  
   (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Zambia

• Supreme Court of Zambia
  • High court
  • Magistrate's court
  • Local courts

Foreign relations of Zambia

• Diplomatic missions in Zambia
  • United States Ambassador to Zambia
    United States Ambassador to Zambia
    The history of Ambassadors of the United States to Zambia began in 1964.Until 1964 Zambia had been a colony of the British Empire, first as Northern Rhodesia and then as a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. On December 31, 1963, the federation was dissolved into Rhodesia and Northern...
    
    
• Diplomatic missions of Zambia

International organization membership

The Republic of Zambia is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is a free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981...
  
   (COMESA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
  The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
  
   (PCA)
• Southern African Development Community
  Southern African Development Community
  The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states...
  
   (SADC)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
  
   (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia
  United Nations Mission in Liberia
  The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
  
   (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...
  
   (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
  United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
  The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
  
   (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Zambia

• Capital punishment in Zambia
• Constitution of Zambia
• Crime in Zambia
• Human rights in Zambia
  Human rights in Zambia
  Human rights in Zambia are addressed in the constitution. However, the 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted that in general, the government's human rights record remained poor.-External links:*...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Zambia
    LGBT rights in Zambia
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Zambia face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT citizens. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both males and females in Zambia....
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Zambia
• Law enforcement in Zambia

Military of Zambia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    : Rupiah Banda
    Rupiah Banda
    Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.During the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, Banda held important diplomatic posts and was active in politics as a member of the United National Independence Party...
    
    
    • Ministry of Defence of Zambia
• Military forces
  • Zambian Defence Force
    Zambian Defence Force
    The Zambian Defence Force consists of the army, the air force, and Zambian National Service . The ZNS, while operating under the Ministry of Defence, is responsible primarily for public works projects. The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defence in Zambia...
    
    
  • Army of Zambia
  • Navy of Zambia: None
  • Zambian Air Force
    Zambian Air Force
    The Zambian Air Force is the air force of Zambia.Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, Zambian military avaition was organized as the Zambia Air Wing which lasted until 1968. The Zambian Air Force was then established....
    
    
  • Special forces of Zambia
• Military history of Zambia
• Military ranks of Zambia

History of Zambia

Main article: History of Zambia

History of Zambia

This article deals with the history of the country now called Zambia from prehistoric times to the present.- Early history :The original inhabitants of modern day Zambia, were called San), who were hunters and gatherers who lived a nomadic life, with stone age technology...

, Timeline of the history of Zambia, and Current events of Zambia

• Economic history of Zambia
• Military history of Zambia:For people in the history of Zambia, see List of Zambians

• Africa House, The
  The Africa House
  The Africa House by British journalist and writer Christina Lamb, subtitled The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream, is an account of the life of soldier, pioneer white settler, politician and supporter of African independence Stewart Gore-Browne in relation to the building of...
  
  
• British South Africa Company
  British South Africa Company
  The British South Africa Company was established by Cecil Rhodes through the amalgamation of the Central Search Association and the Exploring Company Ltd., receiving a royal charter in 1889...
  
  
• ‎British South Africa Police
• ‎Cape to Cairo Road
• Copperbelt strike (1935)
  Copperbelt strike (1935)
  The Copperbelt strike in May 1935 was a great strike action which was performed by African mineworkers in the Copperbelt to protest against unfair taxes imposed by the British colonial authorities. The strike involved three of the four great copper mines of the province, namely those of Mufulira,...
  
  
• ‎East African Campaign (World War I)
• Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation , was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia,...
  
  
• Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election, 1953
• Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  This is a list of the men who served as Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland . The Federation was formed on 1 August 1953 from the former colonies of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was formally dissolved on 31 December 1963.-List of Governors-General...
  
  
• Governor of Northern Rhodesia
  Governor of Northern Rhodesia
  This page contains a list of Governors of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. See also the List of Presidents of Zambia.-List of Governors:...
  
  
• ‎History of Africa
• History of Church activities in Zambia
  History of Church activities in Zambia
  Christianity has been very much at the heart of the narrative the Zambian region since the European colonial explorations into the interior of Africa in the mid 19th century...
  
  
• Luapula Province border dispute
  Luapula Province border dispute
  This article deals with the disputed area on the borders of the Belgian Congo and Zambia, in Luapula Province.-Origins in the 1894 treaty:Zambia's formal northern frontier boundary was legally signed in the Anglo-Belgian Treaty of 1894, long after the 1884 Berlin Conference...
  
  
• ‎Lunda Empire
• Mulungushi
  Mulungushi
  Mulungushi is the name of a river in central Zambia which has taken on a symbolic and historical meaning synonymous with the independence and identity of the nation, and has been given to a number of events, localities, buildings and organisations, including:*the Mulungushi Rock of Authority ;*the...
  
  
• ‎Mwata Yamvo
• North-Eastern Rhodesia
  North-Eastern Rhodesia
  North-Eastern Rhodesia in south central Africa was formed by and administered by the British South Africa Company as the other half, with North-Western Rhodesia, of the huge territory lying mainly north of the Zambezi River into which it expanded its charter in 1891...
  
  
• Northern Rhodesia
  Northern Rhodesia
  Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
  
  
• Northern Rhodesian African National Congress
  Northern Rhodesian African National Congress
  Northern Rhodesian African National Congress was a political party in Zambia. It was formed in 1948, as the Northern Rhodesia Congress , and Godwin Lewanika, a Barotseland native from an aristocratic background, became the first president. It was the first African political party in the country...
  
  
• North-Western Rhodesia
  North-Western Rhodesia
  North-Western Rhodesia in south central Africa was formed and administered from 1891 under charter by the British South Africa Company which in 1890 had signed a treaty with King Lewanika of the Barotse, the most powerful traditional ruler in the territory...
  
  
• Old Drift cemetery
  Old Drift cemetery
  The Old Drift Cemetery is a small burial site near the Zambezi river in modern-day Zambia. It includes the graves of early European settlers and visitors to nearby Victoria Falls who died of causes such as malaria and is located in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park...
  
  
• Rhodesia (disambiguation)
  Rhodesia (disambiguation)
  Rhodesia refers primarily to a country formed by two land-locked territories in southern Africa, which are today Zambia and Zimbabwe. British colonisers named this territory after Cecil Rhodes and it was separated by a natural border provided by the Zambezi River. Occasionally they are informally...
  
  
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
  Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
  The pound was the currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:...
  
  
• Rhodesian Man
  Rhodesian Man
  Kabwe skull or Kabwe cranium, or Broken Hill 1 is a hominin fossil that was frequently classified as belonging to Homo rhodesiensis. The cranium was found in an lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia in 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner...
  
  
• Stairs Expedition
• ‎The Africa House
• Zambia Independence Act 1964
  Zambia Independence Act 1964
  The Zambia Independence Act 1964 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which granted independence to Zambia with effect from 24 October 1964...
  
  
• Zambian pound
  Zambian pound
  The pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:The Zambian pound replaced the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par...
  
  

Archaeological sites

See also Kalambo Falls in the Geography list above

• Ing-ombe Ilede

Culture of Zambia

• Architecture of Zambia
• Cuisine of Zambia
• Ethnic minorities in Zambia
• Festivals in Zambia
• Humor in Zambia
• Media in Zambia
• National symbols of Zambia
  • Coat of arms of Zambia
    Coat of arms of Zambia
    The coat of arms of Zambia was adopted on 24 October 1964 when the Republic of Zambia reached its independence. This coat of arms is adapted from the arms of the Colony of Northern Rhodesia which dates to 1927. The eagle of liberty African Fish Eagle represents the conquest of freedom and nation's...
    
    
  • Flag of Zambia
    Flag of Zambia
    The flag of Zambia, adopted on October 24, 1964, is green with orange colored eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes, colored, from left to right: red, black and orange. The placement of the eagle and block of stripes at the flag's fly is unique as most emblems and...
    
    
  • National anthem: Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
    Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
    Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free or is the national anthem of Zambia. The tune is taken from the hymn , which was composed by a South African, Enoch Sontonga, in 1897, the lyrics were composed at or near Zambian independence to specifically reflect Zambia, as opposed to Sontonga's lyrics...
    
    
• Prostitution in Zambia
• Public holidays in Zambia
• Records of Zambia
• Scouting in Zambia
  Scouting in Zambia
  The Scout and Guide movement in Zambia is served by* Girl Guides Association of Zambia, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts* Zambia Scouts Association, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
  
  
  • Girl Guides Association of Zambia
    Girl Guides Association of Zambia
    The Girl Guides Association of Zambia is the national Guiding organization of Zambia. It serves 23,662 members . Founded in 1924 as the Guides of Northern Rhodesia, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.The Girl Guide emblem...
    
    
  • Zambia Scouts Association
    Zambia Scouts Association
    The Zambia Scouts Association is the national Scouting association of Zambia and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1965. It shares history with Zimbabwe and Malaŵi, with which it was linked for decades...
    
    
• World Heritage Sites in Zambia
• Miscellaneous
  • Ibwatu
    Ibwatu
    Ibwatu or munkoyo is one of rural Zambia's favourite drinks. It is a mildly fermented drink made from pounded roots mixed with bits of maize. The mixture can be drunk immediately after it is made or allowed to ferment for several days. It is often called "sweet beer" by Zambians...
    
    
  • Kuomboka
    Kuomboka
    Kuomboka is a word in the Lozi language; it literally means ‘to get out of water’. In today's Zambia it is applied to a traditional ceremony that takes place at the end of the rain season, when the upper Zambezi River floods the plains of the Western Province....
    
    
  • Lwiindi
    Lwiindi
    Lwiindi is an annual festival of the Tonga people of southern Zambia. It is a thanksgiving ceremony which attracts people from around the country. It takes place at a Place called Gonde, near Chief Monze's place in Monze District...
    
    
  • Mangwe
    Mangwe
    In the mythology of the Ila people of Zambia, Mangwe is a water spirit known as 'the flooder'....
    
    
  • Nshima
    Nshima
    Nshima or nsima or Bidia is a cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia, Malawi and the Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is made from ground maize flour known locally as mealie-meal...
    
    
  • Nsolo
    Nsolo
    Nsolo also called Chisolo is the Zambian version of mancala.Nsolo game is usually played by scooping holes in the ground and using small stones or mugongo nuts for playing pieces. Two players scoop four rows of holes in the ground and begin to play, usually with the help of a number of bystanders...
    
    
  • Tonga baskets
    Tonga baskets
    Tonga baskets are baskets woven by the Tonga women of the Southern Province of Zambia, who are renowned for their basket weaving. The baskets have a distinctive design with a square bottom forming the foundation of the basket....
    
    
  • Zambian traditional ceremonies
    Zambian traditional ceremonies
    Zambian Traditional Ceremonies.1. Central ProvinceChibwela KumushiKulamba Kubwalo2. Copperbelt Province3. Eastern ProvinceKulambaNcwala4. Luapula ProvinceUmutomboko5. Lusaka ProvinceChibwela Kumushi6. Northern Province...
    
    

Art in Zambia

• Art in Zambia
• Cinema of Zambia
• Literature of Zambia
• Music of Zambia
  Music of Zambia
  The music of Zambia has a rich heritage which falls roughly into three categories: traditional, popular and Christian.- Traditional music :Traditional Zambian music is rooted in the beliefs and practices of Zambia's various ethnic groups and has suffered some decline in the last three decades...
  
  
• Television in Zambia
• Theatre in Zambia

Music of Zambia

For individual musicians, see List of Zambians

• Kalindula
  Kalindula
  Kalindula is a kind of bass guitar which gives its name to a style of popular music in southern-central Africa. It originated in the late 20th century and is popular in Zambia and is also found in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Some people claim it originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo but this...
  
  
• National Arts Council of Zambia
  National Arts Council of Zambia
  The National Arts Council of Zambia is a newly formed Zambian organization which attempts to foster the arts in Zambia. Among other activities, it sponsors Zambia's annual Ngoma Awards. The council has also encouraged funding for Zambian artists and artistic endeavors...
  
  
• Ngoma Music Award
  Ngoma Music Award
  The Ngoma Music Award is an annual Zambian music award ceremony which recognizes the nation's musical talent. The awards are sponsored by the National Arts Council of Zambia. Similar in nature to the all-Africa Kora Awards, the Ngoma Awards give awards for the best male performer, best female...
  
  
• Silimba
• Zam-rock
  Zam-rock
  Zam-rock emerged in the 1970's as a combination of Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic rock and James Brown's funk. Rikki Ililonga & Musi-O-Tunya are generally credited as the creators of this music genre...
  
  

Languages of Zambia

• Bemba language
  Bemba language
  The Bemba language, ChiBemba , is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in north-eastern Zambia by the Bemba people and as a lingua franca by about 18 related ethnic groups, including the Bisa people of Mpika and Lake Bangweulu, and to a lesser extent in Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the...
  
  
• Chichewa language
  Chichewa language
  Chewa, also known as Nyanja, is a language of the Bantu language family. The gender prefix chi- is used for languages, so the language is also known as Chichewa and Chinyanja.-Distribution:...
  
  
• Cilungu
  Cilungu
  The Mambwe and Lungu peoples living at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and Zambia speak a common language with minor dialectical differences. Perhaps half of the Fipa people to their north speak it as a native language...
  
  
• Fanagalo
  Fanagalo
  - External links :* * *...
  
  
• Kaonde language
  Kaonde language
  Kaonde, also known as Chikaonde and Kawonde, is a Bantu language that is spoken primarily in Zambia but also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kaonde and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 350,000 people or more. It is estimated that approximately 3% of Zambians are native...
  
  
• Lamba language
  Lamba language
  Lamba is a language found in Zambia. It is related to Bemba and is commonly spoken in the Copperbelt. There are about 210,000 native speakers in the northern parts of Zambia and southern fringes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lamba is also spoken in Lusaka, mainly because many speakers...
  
  
• [Lozi language]
• [ Kaonde language]
• Lunda language
  Lunda language
  Lunda, also known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola and, to a lesser extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 2.6% of Zambians , and the language is used mainly in the northern part of that...
  
  
• Mambwe language
• Shona language
  Shona language
  Shona is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika, Ndau and Korekore...
  
  
• Tonga language (Zambia)
  Tonga language (Zambia)
  The Tonga language of Zambia and Zimbabwe is a Bantu Language primarily spoken by the Tonga people in those countries who live mainly in the Southern and Western provinces of Zambia, and in northern Zimbabwe, with a few in Mozambique. The language is also spoken by the Tonga, Ila, Iwe, Toka and...
  
  
• Tumbuka language
  Tumbuka language
  The Tumbuka language is a Bantu language which is spoken in parts of Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania.The language of the Tumbuka people is called chiTumbuka — the chi- marker in front of Tumbuka means “thing”, “concept”, and is understood in this case “the language of ”...
  
  
• Yauma language
  Yauma language
  The Yauma dialect is spoken in Angola and Zambia in the Kwando River area. The Ethnologue gives its family as "unclassified", an apparent error, as it notes that Yauma is "part of the Ngangela subgroup" of the Chokwe–Luchazi Bantu languages...
  
  

People of Zambia

• Ethnic groups
  • Anglo-African
    Anglo-African
    Anglo-Africans are primarily White African people of largely British descent who live or come from Sub-Saharan Africa and are Anglophone. A large majority live in South Africa...
    
    
  • Ba Yombe
    Ba Yombe
    Ba Yombe refers to people among the tumbuka of Zambia who speak a dialect called chi Yombe. Chief Muyombe is their leader and they have Vinkhakanimba for their annual traditional ceremony. The area they live in is geographically counted as part of the Northern Province of Zambia though...
    
    
  • Balovale
    Balovale
    Balovale means the Lovale people, also spelled Luvale and also called the Luena or Lwena, an ethnic group in Zambia and Angola. In Zambia they are found mainly in the North-Western Province of Zambia, centred in the town of Zambezi which was previously called Balovale...
    
    
  • Bemba people
    Bemba people
    The Bemba belong to a large group of peoples mainly in the Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia who trace their origins to the Luba and Lunda states of the upper Congo basin, in what became Katanga Province in southern Congo-Kinshasa...
    
    
  • Chewa people
  • Chokwe
    Chokwe
    The Chokwe also pronounced Tchokwe are an ethnic group of Central Africa whose ancestry can perhaps be traced to Mbundu and Mbuti Pygmies. Large groups of Chokwe currently reside in Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their language is usually referred to as Chokwe, a Bantu...
    
    
  • Eastern Lunda
    Eastern Lunda
    The Lunda people of the Luapula River valley in Zambia and DR Congo are called by others the Eastern Lunda to distinguish them from the 'western' Lunda people who remained in the heartland of the former Lunda Kingdom, but they themselves would use Kazembe-Lunda or Luunda with an elongated 'u' to...
    
    
  • Kanongesha-Lunda
  • Kazembe-Lunda
  • Lozi people
    Lozi people
    The Lozi people are an ethnic group primarily of western Zambia, inhabiting the region of Barotseland. Lozi are also found in Namibia , Angola and Botswana.-Name:...
    
    
  • Lunda people
  • Mambwe
    Mambwe
    The Mambwe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. In 1987 the Mambwe population in Tanzania was estimated to number 63,000 . The number of Mambwe in Zambia has not been independently estimated, though the combined number of Mambwe and Lungu in...
    
    
  • Mwanga (ethnic group)
    Mwanga (ethnic group)
    Winamwanga are found in northern Zambia and southwestern Tanzania. They speak Nyamwanga or Chinamwanga. In 1993 the Mwanga population was estimated to number 256,000, with 169,000 living in Zambia and 87,000 in Tanzania ....
    
    
  • Namwanga
  • Ngoni people
    Ngoni people
    The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, in east-central Africa. The Ngoni trace their origins to the Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa...
    
    
  • Nsenga
    Nsenga
    The Nsenga, who are different from the Senga, are an ethnic tribe of Zambia and Mozambique. In Zambia , they are found in two districts of Eastern province namely Nyimba and Petauke. They are also dialects with the Nsenga Luzi of the Luangwa valley in Chief Nyalugwe, Mboloma and Lwembe and the...
    
    
  • Nyamwanga
    Nyamwanga
    Mwanga, or Namwanga, is a Bantu language spoken by the Namwanga in the Northern Province of Zambia and in southwestern Tanzania...
    
    
  • Nyiha
    Nyiha
    The Nyiha are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. In 1993 the Nyiha population was estimated to number 626,000, of which 306,000 were in Tanzania and 320,000 were in Zambia....
    
    
  • Rungu (African ethnic group)
    Rungu (African ethnic group)
    The Lungu Rungu are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia. In 1987 the Rungu population in Tanzania was estimated to number 34,000...
    
    
  • Tokaleya
    Tokaleya
    The Tokaleya people are indigenous to the area surrounding Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. They comprise two related groups, the Toka and the Leya , and they speak dialects of the Tonga language....
    
    
  • Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe
    Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe
    The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and neighbouring northern Zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in Mozambique. They are related to the Batoka who are part of the Tokaleya people in the same area, and also to the Tonga people of Malawi...
    
    
  • Tumbuka
    Tumbuka
    The Tumbuka are a Bantu ethnic group living in Northern Malawi, Eastern Zambia and Southern Tanzania. Their chief god is called Chiuta, who is all-powerful, omniscient and self-created, just like the God of the Abrahamic religions...
    
    

Religion

• Buddhism in Zambia
• Christianity in Zambia
• Hinduism in Zambia
  Hinduism in Zambia
  -Hinduism in Zambia:Zambia is home to 25,000 Hindus as reported by Hinduism Today, 2003. Hinduism is the third largest religion in Zambia. Among the Asian-origin citizens Hindus constituted a sizeable percentage as reported in...
  
  
• Islam in Zambia
  Islam in Zambia
  The arrival of Islam in Zambia dates to the fourth Hijri century when Muslims established emirates on the coast of East Africa. During that period Muslim slave merchants extended their business to the interior regions reaching Zambia in the period of the Omani dynasty Al Bu Said. Arab slave traders...
  
  
• Judaism in Zambia
• Sikhism in Zambia

• Hinduism in Zambia
  Hinduism in Zambia
  -Hinduism in Zambia:Zambia is home to 25,000 Hindus as reported by Hinduism Today, 2003. Hinduism is the third largest religion in Zambia. Among the Asian-origin citizens Hindus constituted a sizeable percentage as reported in...
  
  
• Islam in Zambia
  Islam in Zambia
  The arrival of Islam in Zambia dates to the fourth Hijri century when Muslims established emirates on the coast of East Africa. During that period Muslim slave merchants extended their business to the interior regions reaching Zambia in the period of the Omani dynasty Al Bu Said. Arab slave traders...
  
  
• Lumpa Church
  Lumpa Church
  The Lumpa Church, an independent Christian church, was established in 1953 by "Alice" Lenshina Mulenga in the village of Kasoma, Northern Rhodesia...
  
  
• Roman Catholicism in Zambia
  Roman Catholicism in Zambia
  The Roman Catholic Church in Zambia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are about three million Catholics in the country - about a quarter of the total population...
  
  
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka in Zambia covers an area of 64,000 km² . As of 2004, of the 3.3 million citizens in the area, 736,194 are members of the Catholic Church...
    
    
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika
• White Fathers
  White Fathers
  The missionary society known as "White Fathers" , after their dress, is a Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life founded in 1868 by the first Archbishop of Algiers, later Cardinal Lavigerie, as the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria, and is also now known as the Society of the...
  
  

Sport in Zambia

• 2011 All-Africa Games
  2011 All-Africa Games
  The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.-Host awarding:...
  
  
• Zambia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  Zambia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  Zambia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. -Medals:...
  
  

Football in Zambia

For individual footballers, see List of Zambians

• Football Association of Zambia
  Football Association of Zambia
  The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of football in Zambia. It was founded in 1929, and affiliated to FIFA in 1964. It is also a member of the Confederation of African Football. It organizes the national football league and the national team.- External links :* * at the FIFA...
  
  
• Zambia national football team
  Zambia national football team
  The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
  
  

Football competitions

• Zambian Challenge Cup
  Zambian Challenge Cup
  The Zambia Challenge Cup or BP Top Eight Cup is a knockout tournament of the Zambian football. It was created in 1962 and it is contested by the top 8 teams of the league....
  
  
• Zambian Coca Cola Cup
  Zambian Coca Cola Cup
  The Zambian Coca Cola cup is a football tournament held in Zambia and sponsored by Coca-Cola. It is a seasonal club tournament.-Previous winners:*2001: Zanaco 1-0 Mufulira Wanderers '*2002: Chambishi Blackburn 2-1 ZESCO United...
  
  
• Zambian Cup
  Zambian Cup
  The Zambia Cup or Mosi Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Zambian football. It was created in 1962.From 1962 to 1965 the winners of the Northern Rhodesia Castle Cup played against the corresponding winners in Southern Rhodesia for the 'Super Castle Cup'.The winners of this trophy did not...
  
  
• Zambian Premier League
  Zambian Premier League
  The Zambian Premier League, also known as Konkola Copper Mines Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Football Association of Zambia, and was created in 1962.-Member clubs 2011:*Forest Rangers...
  
  

Football venues

• Dag Hammerskjold Stadium
• Dola Hill Stadium
  Dola Hill Stadium
  Dola Hill Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Forest Rangers Football Club. The stadium holds 23,000 people....
  
  
• Edwin Imboela Stadium
  Edwin Imboela Stadium
  Edwin Imboela Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Nkwazi F.C.. The stadium holds 6,000 people....
  
  
• Garden Park
  Garden Park
  Garden Park is a multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Kitwe United Football Club. The stadium holds 10,000 people....
  
  
• Independence Stadium (Zambia)
  Independence Stadium (Zambia)
  Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It was originally built in the mid-1960s for use in hosting the country's independence celebrations. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people....
  
  
• Konkola Stadium
  Konkola Stadium
  Konkola Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chililabombwe, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Konkola Blades Football Club. The stadium holds 15,000 people....
  
  
• Nchanga Stadium
  Nchanga Stadium
  Nchanga Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chingola, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Nchanga Rangers. The stadium holds 20,000 people....
  
  
• New Livingstone Stadium
  New Livingstone Stadium
  New Livingstone Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium in Livingstone, Zambia, that was in the planning stages until Zambia backed out of hosting the 2011 All-Africa Games in 2009. It would have been used mostly for football matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa...
  
  
• New Lusaka Stadium
  New Lusaka Stadium
  New Lusaka Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, that was in the planning stages until Zambia backed out of hosting the 2011 All-Africa Games in 2009. It would have been used mostly for football matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa Games. The...
  
  
• New Ndola Stadium
  New Ndola Stadium
  New Ndola Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia, that is in the planning stages. It will mostly be used for football matches and hosted some events for the 2011 All-Africa Games. The stadium would have hada capacity of 40,000 people. It would have replaced the...
  
  
• Railways Stadium
  Railways Stadium
  Railways Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kabwe, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Kabwe Warriors Football Club. The stadium holds 10,000 people....
  
  
• Sunset Stadium
  Sunset Stadium
  Sunset Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Zanaco FC. The stadium holds about 20,000 people....
  
  
• Queensmead Stadium
• Show Grounds Stadium

Football clubs

• Forest Rangers Football Club
• Green Buffaloes FC
  Green Buffaloes FC
  Green Buffaloes FC is a Zambian football club based in Lusaka. They play in the top division in Zambian football. Their home stadium is Independence Stadium.-Achievements:*Zambian Premier League: 6*Zambian Cup: 1*Zambian Challenge Cup: 5...
  
  
• Kabwe Warriors Football Club
• Kitwe United Football Club
• Konkola Blades Football Club
• Lusaka Dynamos
• Mufulira Wanderers
  Mufulira Wanderers
  Mufulira Wanderers are Zambia’s most successful football club and are based in the Copperbelt town of Mufulira. Popularly known as Mighty Mufulira Wanderers, the club has won over 40 major trophies and has also produced some of the country’s greatest players...
  
  
• National Assembly Football Club
• Nchanga Rangers
  Nchanga Rangers
  Nchanga Rangers is a Zambian football club based in Chingola. They play in the premier league in Zambian football. They were demoted from the top division for the first time in their history in 2008...
  
  
• Nkana Red Devils
• Nkwazi Football Club
• Power Dynamos FC
  Power Dynamos FC
  Power Dynamos FC is a Zambian football club based in Kitwe, Zambia.Its home stadium is known as Arthur Davis Stadium. The club is sponsored by Copperbelt Energy Corporation.-Honors:*African Cup Winners' Cup: 1*Zambian Premier League: 6...
  
  
• ZESCO United Football Club
• Zanaco FC
  Zanaco FC
  Zanaco FC is a Zambian football club based in Lusaka, Zanaco stands for Zambia National Commercial Bank. The team plays in the top division in Zambian football. Their home stadium is Sunset Stadium...
  
  
• Roan United
• Lusaka Celtic
• Butondo Western Tigers
• Vitafoam United
• Broken Hill Wanderers
• Strike Rovers
• Chimparamba Great eagles
• Nkambala Leopards
• Katimo Mulimo Wanderers
• Ndola United
• Mufulira Blackpool

Other sports

For individual sportspersons including Olympic competitors, see List of Zambians

• ‎Commonwealth XI cricket team in Rhodesia in 1962-63
• ‎International XI cricket team in Rhodesia in 1961-62
• Zambia Davis Cup team
  Zambia Davis Cup team
  The Zambia Davis Cup team represents Zambia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Zambia Lawn Tennis Association. They have not competed since 2003.-History:...
  
  
• Zambia national basketball team
  Zambia national basketball team
  The Zambia national basketball team is the national basketball team in Zambia. They have not appeared in the FIBA World Championship, but have made one appearance in the FIBA Africa Championship, in 1989....
  
  
• Zambia National Commercial Bank
  Zambia National Commercial Bank
  Zambia National Commercial Bank, commonly referred to by the name "Zanaco", is a commercial bank in Zambia.-Overview:Zanaco is a large financial services provider in Zambia...
  
  
• Zambia national cricket team
• Zambia national rugby union team
  Zambia national rugby union team
  Zambia national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Zambia. They first played in 1975 and now compete on an annual basis in the Africa Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup....
  
  
• Zambia women's national rugby union team
  Zambia women's national rugby union team
  The Zambia women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Zambia, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2007.-Results summary:-Results:...
  
  

Zambia at the Olympics

• Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  Northern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  Northern Rhodesia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 12 competitors, 11 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.-Fencing:...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Previously, the nation had competed as Northern Rhodesia.-References:*...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Larmeck Mukonde* First Heat — 11.16s Men's 800 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — 1:53.4 Men's 1500 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — DNS...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Charles Kachenjela* Heat — 11.03...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.-Athletics:Men's 400 metres*Dave Lishebo* Heat — 46.20* Quarterfinals — 45.57...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Boxing:Men's Light Flyweight * Thomas Chisenga* First Round — Bye* Second Round — Defeated Liu Hsin Hu , 4:1...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  -Athletics:Men's 5.000 metres*Godfrey Siamusiye* Heat — 14:08.83 Men's 400m Hurdles*Samuel Matete* Heat — 49.89* Semifinal — DSQ *Cephas Lemba*Ngozi Mwanamwambwa-Boxing:*Felix Bwalya...
  
  
• Zambia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Athletics :Men's 400m Hurdles*Samuel Matete* Heat — 48.21s* Semi Final — 48.28s* Final — 47.78s...
  
  
• Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Zambia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. None of the competitors from Zambia won medals in the 2000 Olympic games.-Athletics:Men's 1,500m* Chungu Chipako*# Round 1 - 03:49.79 Men's 5,000m...
  
  
• Zambia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Zambia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  -Athletics:Both Zambian athletes ended their Olympic competition after their opening round.Men's 800 metres:* Prince Mumba** Round 1: 1:48.36 Women's 100 metres:* Carol Mokola...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Zambia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 111th (one hundred and eleventh)

• Agriculture in Zambia
• Banking in Zambia
  • National Bank of Zambia
    Bank of Zambia
    The Bank of Zambia is the central bank of Zambia. According to its website, the principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country.The bank's offices are located in Lusaka....
    
    
• Communications in Zambia
  Communications in Zambia
  -Telephone:Facilities are ageing but still good by regional standards. High-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities. Several cellular telephone services in operation...
  
  
  • Internet in Zambia
    • .zm
      .zm
      .zm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Zambia. Registrants of .zm domains must "have a presence in Zambia".-Second-level domains:...
      
      
• Companies of Zambia
  • Chilanga Cement
    Chilanga Cement
    Chilanga Cement is a company of Zambia. Chilanga is principally a cement company, producing cement and cement clinker. The company is headquartered in Chilanga , Zambia which is close to Lusaka, the national capital.-History:...
    
    
  • First Quantum Minerals
    First Quantum Minerals
    First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a Vancouver, British Columbia based mining and metals company whose principal activities include mineral exploration, development and mining....
    
     of Canada
  • Glencore International
  • Illovo Sugar
    Illovo Sugar
    Illovo Sugar Limited is a leading sugar producer. The company is based in Mount Edgecombe, near Durban, South Africa.It is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods Plc., which holds 51% of the issued share capital which it purchased for more than £400m in 2006. Illovo Sugar is listed on the JSE;...
    
    
  • Konkola Copper Mines
    Konkola Copper Mines
    Konkola Copper Mines is a copper mining and smelting company in Zambia. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, a mining conglomerate based in Mumbai and London. Konkola's name is abbreviated to KCM.-Operations:...
    
    
  • Zambeef Products
    Zambeef Products
    According to its website, Zambeef is the largest beef producer in Zambia. The company also provides feedlot services, and manufactures milk, chicken, eggs, leather and shoes. The company operates a fast food restaurant chain and a trucking company, including a fleet of refrigerated trucks...
    
    
  • Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines
    Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines
    ZCCM Investments Holdings is a principal operator of copper mines in Zambia. The government of Zambia owns over 85% of the company's stock...
    
    
  • Zambia Post
    Zambia Post
    The Post Zambia is a tabloid independent Zambian newspaper. It is one of the three primary newspapers of the country. The newspaper was set up in 1991. The Sunday edition of the post newspaper is called the Sunday Post and contains a special section focusing on education called Educational Post...
    
    
  • Zambian Airways
    Zambian Airways
    Zambian Airways was the flag carrier of Zambia, based in Lusaka, Zambia.Zambian Airways suspended operations on January 10, 2009.- History :...
    
    
  • Zamtel
    Zamtel
    In July 1994 the government of Zambia passed a Telecommunications Act that led to the splitting up of the Post and Telecommunications Corporation into two separate companies: the Zambia Postal Services Corporation, and the Zambia Telecommunications Company, or Zamtel.Zamtel is the leading telecom...
    
    
• Currency of Zambia
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Kwacha
  Zambian kwacha
  The kwacha is the currency of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 ngwee.-Etymology:The name derives from the Nyanja and Bemba word for "dawn", alluding to the Zambian nationalist slogan of a "new dawn of freedom"...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : ZMK
• Economic history of Zambia
• Energy in Zambia
  • Energy policy of Zambia
  • Oil industry in Zambia
• Health care in Zambia
• Mining in Zambia
  Mining in Zambia
  Mining in ZambiaCentres of mining operations include Konkola and Kitwe.-Mining in Kitwe:-Mopani Copper Mines:Mopani Copper Mines Plc is a joint venture company based in Kitwe as 95% of its operations are located there, comprising Glencore International AG , First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Zambian...
  
  
• Stock exchange: Lusaka Stock Exchange
  Lusaka Stock Exchange
  The Lusaka Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Zambia. Founded in 1993, it is located in Lusaka. The LuSE is a member of the African Stock Exchanges Association.Background...
  
  
• Tourism in Zambia
  • See also Geography and Environment sections above
  • Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
  • Livingstone Memorial
    Livingstone Memorial
    The Livingstone Memorial built in 1902 marks the spot where missionary explorer David Livingstone died on 1 or 4 May 1873 in Chief Chitambo's village at Ilala near the edge of the Bangweulu Swamps in Zambia. His heart was buried there under a mpundu tree by his loyal attendants Chuma, Suza...
    
    
  • Monuments and Historic Sites of Zambia
    Monuments and Historic Sites of Zambia
    This page gives lists of the National Monuments and other historic sites of Zambia, with a one- or two-line description providing links to details given on other pages.- National Heritage Conservation Commission :...
    
    
  • Von Lettow-Vorbeck Memorial
    Von Lettow-Vorbeck Memorial
    The Von Lettow-Vorbeck Memorial in the Northern Province of Zambia commemorates the final cessation of hostilities of World War I, three days after the Armistice in Europe.-The reasons for the Memorial:The Memorial bears a plaque which reads:...
    
    
• Trade unions
  • Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia
  • Zambia Congress of Trade Unions
    Zambia Congress of Trade Unions
    Zambia Congress of Trade Unions is the dominant central trade union federation in Zambia. ZCTU was founded in 1965. It has 33 affiliated unions....
    
    
• Transport in Zambia
  Transport in Zambia
  -Railways in Zambia:Total: 2,164 km -Zambia Rail Network Map:-Principal lines:* Zambia Railways Limited — narrow gauge, 846 km Kitwe-Ndola-New Kapiri Mposhi-Kabwe-Lusaka-Livingstone-Zimbabwe with several freight branches mostly in the Copperbelt totalling 427 km including to DR Congo...
  
  
  • Air transport
    • Airlines in Zambia
      • Zambian Airways
        Zambian Airways
        Zambian Airways was the flag carrier of Zambia, based in Lusaka, Zambia.Zambian Airways suspended operations on January 10, 2009.- History :...
        
        
      • Defunct airlines
        • Aero Zambia
          Aero Zambia
          -Code data:*IATA Code: Z9*ICAO Code: RZL*Callsign: AERO ZAMBIAExecutive Chairman; David Tokoph,Director; G Younger,Deputy Managing Director; Y Mengistu...
          
          
        • Airlink Zambia
        • Airwaves Airlink
          Airwaves Airlink
          Airwaves Airlink is an airline based in Zambia.- Fleet :The Airwaves Airlink fleet consists of one Beechcraft 1900C-1 aircraft. The airline is looking to add to the fleet with an aircraft in the 30-seat range.-References:...
          
          
        • Eastern Air
          Eastern Air
          This article is about the Zambian airline. For the defunct United States airline, see Eastern Air Lines.Eastern Air was an airline based in Zambia. Currently, it flies under the name Zambia Skyways.-References:...
          
          
        • Nationwide Airlines (Zambia)
          Nationwide Airlines (Zambia)
          Nationwide Airlines Limited is a scheduled, domestic, passenger airline based in Zambia. Its main base is Lusaka International Airport . The airline was established in 1991 and is a franchise carrier of Nationwide Airlines of South Africa....
          
          
        • Zambia Airways
          Zambia Airways
          Zambia Airways Corporation was the flag carrier of the Republic of Zambia.-History:Zambia Airways was founded in 1964 as a subsidiary of Central African Airways. The original fleet consisted of two Douglas DC-3 and three DHC-2 Beaver. By 1967 Zambia Airways had become independent of Central...
          
          
    • Airports in Zambia
      • List of airports in Zambia
      • Chipata Airport
        Chipata Airport
        -Location:Chipata Airport is located in eastern Zambia, near the town of Chipata, approximately , by air, northeast of Lusaka International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport....
        
        
      • Livingstone Airport
        Livingstone Airport
        Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport is an international airport in Livingstone, Zambia . Formerly Livingstone Airport, this airport is now called Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport. Harry Mwanga Nkumbula was the leader of the Africa National Congress in Zambia, one of the parties...
        
        
      • Lusaka International Airport
        Lusaka International Airport
        Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport in Lusaka, Zambia, and was the hub of Zambian Airways. Formerly Lusaka International Airport, now called Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. The airport was renamed in honour of the first president of the Republic of Zambia Dr...
        
        
      • Mfuwe Airport
        Mfuwe Airport
        Mfuwe Airport lies near the settlement of Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia . It serves the tourism industry based on the nearby South Luangwa National Park and other wildlife areas in the Luangwa Valley. It has a 2.15 km surfaced runway and takes international flights in the tourist season...
        
        
      • Ndola Airport
        Ndola Airport
        -Location:Ndola Airport is located in Copperbelt Province in nothern Zambia, in the city of Ndola, near the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
        
        
      • Ngoma Airport
        Ngoma Airport
        Ngoma Airport is an international airport located near Ngoma, Zambia....
        
        
      • Solwezi Airport
  • Rail transport in Zambia
    Rail transport in Zambia
    Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two companies:* TAZARA Railway* Zambia Railways Limited-Railway links with adjacent countries: DR Congo - yes, Ndola to Sakania then Lubumbashi - , freight only. . The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known...
    
    
    • Benguela railway
    • Mpika railway station
      Mpika railway station
      Mpika is a major intermediate railway station on the TAZARA railway in northern Zambia. It has a passenger station, and many goods sidings.- Description :...
      
      
    • Mulobezi Railway
      Mulobezi Railway
      The Mulobezi Railway was constructed to carry timber from Mulobezi to Livingstone in the Southern Province of Zambia, when the country was Northern Rhodesia...
      
      
    • TAZARA Railway
    • Zambia Railways
      Zambia Railways
      Zambia Railways is the national railway of Zambia, one of the two major railroad organizations in Zambia, which may also be referred to as Railway Systems of Zambia...
      
      
  • Roads in Zambia
    • Cape to Cairo Road
      Cape to Cairo Road
      The Cape to Cairo Road or 'Pan-African Highway', sometimes called the Great North Road in sub-Saharan Africa, was an imperial dream envisioned by the British Empire that would see a road stretch the length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, similar to the Pan-American Highway...
      
      
    • Cairo Road
      Cairo Road
      Cairo Road is the main thoroughfare of Lusaka, Zambia and the principal business, retail and services centre of the city. It was a section of the Great North Road and was so named because it is a link in Cecil Rhodes' then dream of a Cape to Cairo Road through British colonies in Africa.Cairo Road...
      
      
    • Congo Pedicle road
      Congo Pedicle road
      The Congo Pedicle road crosses the Congolese territory of the Congo Pedicle and was constructed by and is maintained by Zambia to connect its Copperbelt and Luapula Provinces...
      
      
    • Trans–Caprivi Highway
    • Great East Road (Zambia)
      Great East Road (Zambia)
      The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the only highway linking its Eastern Province with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and Malawi and between Zambia and northern Mozambique...
      
      
    • Great North Road (Zambia)
      Great North Road (Zambia)
      The Great North Road is a major route in Zambia, running north from Lusaka through Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi Serenje, Mpika, Kasama, Mbala and Mpulungu. 82km North of Mpika is a signposted left turn onto a well maintained gravel road leading to Shiwa Ng'andu and Kapishya Hot Springs...
      
      
    • Bridges in Zambia
      • Chirundu Bridge
        Chirundu Bridge
        The Chirundu Bridge now consists of two road bridges side by side across the Zambezi River between the small town of Chirundu, Zambia and the village of Chirundu, Zimbabwe. At this location around 65 km downstream from the Kariba Dam the river is about 400 m wide...
        
        
      • Kafue Railway Bridge
        Kafue Railway Bridge
        The Kafue Railway Bridge was built to carry the Livingstone to Lusaka railway line in what is now Zambia over the Kafue River in 1906. It is a steel girder truss bridge of 13 spans each of supported on concrete piers...
        
        
      • Katima Mulilo Bridge
        Katima Mulilo Bridge
        The Katima Mulilo Bridge carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 metres long and with 19 spans...
        
        
      • Luangwa Bridge
        Luangwa Bridge
        The Luangwa Bridge is the only large bridge and the principal engineering challenge on Zambia's Great East Road, crossing the lower Luangwa River where it flows from the Luangwa Rift Valley into the Zambezi valley....
        
        
      • Victoria Falls Bridge
        Victoria Falls Bridge
        The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river is the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria...
        
        
  • Water Transport in Zambia
    Water transport in Zambia
    Water transport, and the many navigable inland waterways, in Zambia has a long tradition of practical use in Zambia except in parts of the south. Since draught animals such as oxen were not heavily used, water transport was usually the only alternative to going on foot until the 19th Century...
    
    
    • Dugout (boat)
      Dugout (boat)
      A dugout or dugout canoe is a boat made from a hollowed tree trunk. Other names for this type of boat are logboat and monoxylon. Monoxylon is Greek -- mono- + ξύλον xylon -- and is mostly used in classic Greek texts. In Germany they are called einbaum )...
      
      
    • Ferries
      • Kabompo Ferry
        Kabompo Ferry
        The Kabompo Ferry is a vehicle pontoon ferry with a 25-tonne capacity on the Kabompo River dividing the Western and North-Western Provinces of Zambia. It is a manually-powered cable ferry, propelled by pulling on the steel cables which anchor it to each bank of the 100 m wide river...
        
        
      • Kazungula Ferry
        Kazungula Ferry
        The Kazungula Ferry is a pontoon ferry across the 400-metre-wide Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia. It is one of the largest ferries in south-central Africa, having a capacity of 70 tonnes...
        
        
      • MV Liemba
        MV Liemba
        The MV Liemba, formerly the Graf von Götzen, is a passenger and cargo ferry that runs along the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika...
        
        
• Water supply and sanitation in Zambia
  Water supply and sanitation in Zambia
  Water supply and sanitation in Zambia is characterized by wide discrepancies in access to an improved water source between urban and rural areas. In peri-urban areas, access has been substantially expanded through the construction of water kiosks...
  
  
  • Dams
    • Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
      Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
      The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam on the Kafue River in west-central Zambia was built between 1974 and 1977 at the Itezhi-Tezhi Gap, in a range of hills through which the river had eroded a narrow valley, leading to the broad expanse of the wetlands known as the Kafue Flats...
      
      
    • Kariba Dam
      Kariba Dam
      The Kariba Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest dams in the world, standing tall and long.- Construction :...
      
      
    • Mulungushi Dam
    • Mita Hills Dam
      Mita Hills Dam
      Mita Hills Dam is an embankment dam with a hydroelectric power station and man-made lake near Kabwe, Zambia. It was constructed on the Lunsemfwa River by the Anglo American Corporation in the 1950s to supply the Broken Hill Mine at Kabwe....
      
      

Education in Zambia

• List of schools in Zambia
  • Lumuno Nursery,Primary and Secondary School
  • Sakeji School
• Primary schools
  • Chawama Basic School
  • Musikili Primary School
• Secondary schools
  • Chassa Boys Secondary School
  • Banani International Secondary School
    Banani International Secondary School
    Banani International Secondary School is a residential international girls' secondary school in Chisamba, Zambia. The nearest village is Liteta. It is a non-profit institution and follows the principals of the Bahá'í Faith...
    
    
  • Canisius Secondary School
    Canisius Secondary School
    Canisius Secondary School is one of the earliest centres of learning in Zambia. It is located at Chikuni Mission about 10 km east of Chisekesi town in Monze District in the Southern Province....
    
    
  • Chengelo Secondary School
    Chengelo Secondary School
    Chengelo School is a coeducational Christian boarding school situated near Mkushi in the Central Province of Zambia. Chengelo School caters for the educational needs of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form students. The school's Christian ethos is emphasised by large wooden cross placed on a hill...
    
    
  • Chizongwe Secondary School
    Chizongwe Secondary School
    Chizongwe Secondary School is a secondary school located north of Chipata, Eastern Province, Zambia. It was founded in the 1950s as Fort Jameson Trades School...
    
    
  • Lechwe Secondary School
    Lechwe Secondary School
    -History:Lechwe was founded by Neil Molver and started with four pupils in July 1977 but only officially begun that September. Classes were held in the Church of Nazarene and an Evangelical church. By January 1978 the numbers had grown significantly, needing an additional Hindu Hall for classes. In...
    
    
  • Mpelembe Secondary School
    Mpelembe Secondary School
    Mpelembe Secondary School is a secondary school in Zambia. It is located in Nkana East, Kitwe. It was officially opened on 8th Sept 1983 by the then President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda...
    
    
  • Munali Secondary School
    Munali Secondary School
    -Structure:The school is actually three schools, Munali Boys High School, Munali Girls High School and Munali School for the Deaf and Blind. The school's slogan is "Only the best is good enough for Munali." The school produced the entire 1964 independence Cabinet of the first Republican President,...
    
    
• Colleges
  • Baobab College
    Baobab College
    Baobab College is an independent day and boarding school, situated outside Lusaka, Zambia.500 students are enrolled from ages 2-18 to follow the National Curriculum for England and Wales...
    
    

See also

• Index of Zambia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Zambia-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• The Tourist Board of Zambia (Extensive travel guide)
• The Government of Zambia (State House)
• The Parliament of Zambia (National Assembly)
• Zambia News Agency
• CIA World Factbook article on Zambia
• US State Department: Zambia
• Community Events and Classifieds Calendar
• IRIN humanitarian news and analysis - Zambia