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Zambia
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15° S / 30° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Population
- 21,314,956 2024
- Area
- 752,612 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- English
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Zambia
Zambia offers travelers some of the world's best safari opportunities, a glimpse into "real Africa", and Victoria Falls, one of the World's Seven Natural Wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Landscape & landmarks
Apart from its great wildlife and African landscapes, the Victoria Falls, marking the border with Zimbabwe, are one of Zambia's major draws. No visit to the country is complete without a stop at one of the most stunning waterfalls in the world.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Traditional Zambian food revolves around one staple, maize, served in one form, nsima (n'SHEE-ma). Nsima is basically a type of thick porridge, rolled into balls with your right hand and dipped into a variety of stews known as relishes (ndiwo, umunani).Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-19. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Calling code
- +260
- Internet domain
- .zm
- Land border codes
- AGO, BWA, COD, MWI, MOZ, NAM, TZA, ZWE
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .zm. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.