Africa · Eastern Africa

Zambia

Republic of Zambia

CapitalLusaka

Population21,913,874World Bank 2025

Area752,612 km²

CurrencyZMW — Zambian kwacha

LanguagesEnglish

Calling code+260

Time zones

GDPUSD 28.88B

GDP per capitaUSD 1.3K

Life expectancy66.5 years

Internet users17.1%

What this means

Zambia is in Africa (Eastern Africa). About 21.91M people live there, or roughly 29.1 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 1.3K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.

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Neighboring countries

Angola Botswana DR Congo Malawi Mozambique Namibia Tanzania Zimbabwe

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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).