Formation
Oct 24, 1964
Oct 24, 1964
Lusaka
19.47 million (2021)
A landlocked country in central south Africa. It is boarded by seven countries. It was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1964.
The country's main export is copper. It was named after the fourth biggest river in Africa, the Zambezi. The local currency is the Zambian kwacha.