Outline of Zambia

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

Zambia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa.[1] Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherers and migrating tribes. After sporadic visits by European explorers starting in the 18th century, Zambia was gradually claimed and occupied by the British as protectorate of Northern 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 river which flows through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian politics until multiparty elections were held in 1991.[citation needed]

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of Zambia
  • Pronunciation: /ˈzæmbiə/
  • Common English country name: Zambia
  • Official English country name: The Republic of Zambia
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Zambian
  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology: Name of Zambia
  • International rankings of Zambia
  • ISO country codes: ZM, ZMB, 894
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZM
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .zm

Geography of Zambia[]

An enlargeable topographic map of Zambia

Geography of Zambia

  • Zambia is: a landlocked country
  • Location:
    • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • East Africa
      • Southern Africa
    • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
    • Extreme points of Zambia
      • High: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,329 m (7,641 ft)
      • Low: Zambezi 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[]

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Natural geographic features of Zambia[]

Regions of Zambia[]

Regions of Zambia

Ecoregions of Zambia[]

List of ecoregions in Zambia

  • Ecoregions in Zambia

Administrative divisions of Zambia[]

Administrative divisions of Zambia

Provinces of Zambia[]
The provinces of Zambia

Provinces of Zambia Zambia is divided into ten provinces:

  • Central
  • Copperbelt
  • Eastern
  • Luapula
  • Lusaka
  • Muchinga
  • Northern
  • North-Western
  • Southern
  • Western
Districts of Zambia[]

Districts of Zambia The nine provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 72 districts:

Municipalities of Zambia[]

Municipalities of Zambia

  • Capital of Zambia: Lusaka
  • Cities of Zambia
  • Lusaka
  • Kitwe
  • Ndola
  • Kabwe
  • Chingola
  • Mufulira
  • Livingstone
  • Luanshya
  • Kasama
  • Chipata

Demography of Zambia[]

Demographics of Zambia

Government and politics of Zambia[]

For individual politicians, see List of Zambians

Politics of Zambia

Branches of the government of Zambia[]

Government of Zambia

Executive branch of the government of Zambia[]

Legislative branch of the government of Zambia[]

  • National Assembly of Zambia (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Zambia[]

Court system of Zambia

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

Foreign relations of Zambia[]

Foreign relations of Zambia

International organization membership[]

International organization membership of Zambia The Republic of Zambia is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Zambia[]

Law of Zambia

Military of Zambia[]

Military of Zambia

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief:
  • Military forces
    • Zambian Defence Force
    • Army of Zambia
    • Navy of Zambia: None
    • Zambian Air Force

Local government in Zambia[]

Local government in Zambia

History of Zambia[]

History of Zambia

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

History of Zambia

Archaeological sites[]

See also Kalambo Falls in the Geography list above

Disasters[]

Culture of Zambia[]

Culture of Zambia

Art in Zambia[]

Music of Zambia[]

Music of Zambia

For individual musicians, see List of Zambians
Musical groups[]
  • Amayenge
  • Distro Kuomboka
  • Mashombe Blue Jeans

Languages of Zambia[]

Languages of Zambia

  • Bemba language
  • Chichewa language
  • Cilungu
  • Fanagalo
  • Kaonde language
  • Lamba language
  • Lozi language
  • Kaonde language
  • Lunda language
  • Mambwe language
  • Nkoya language
  • Shona language
  • Tonga language (Zambia)
  • Tumbuka language
  • Yauma language

People of Zambia[]

People of Zambia

  • Ethnic groups
    • Ba Yombe
    • Balovale
    • Bemba people
    • British diaspora in Africa
    • Chewa people
    • Chokwe
    • Eastern Lunda
    • Kanongesha-Lunda
    • Kazembe-Lunda
    • Lozi people
    • Lunda people
    • Mambwe
    • Mwanga (ethnic group)
    • Namwanga
    • Ngoni people
    • Nsenga people
    • Nyamwanga
    • Nyiha
    • Rungu (African ethnic group)
    • Tokaleya
    • Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe
    • Tumbuka

Specific Zambians[]

Further information: List of Zambians

Religion[]

Religion in Zambia

Sport in Zambia[]

Sport in Zambia

Football in Zambia[]

For individual footballers, see List of Zambians
Football competitions[]
Football venues[]
Football clubs[]
  • Forest Rangers Football Club
  • Green Buffaloes FC
  • Kabwe Warriors Football Club
  • Kitwe United Football Club
  • Konkola Blades Football Club
  • Lusaka Dynamos
  • Mufulira Wanderers
  • National Assembly Football Club
  • Nchanga Rangers
  • Nkana Red Devils
  • Nkwazi Football Club
  • Power Dynamos FC
  • ZESCO United Football Club
  • Zanaco FC
  • Roan United

Other sports[]

For individual sportspersons including Olympic competitors, see List of Zambians
Zambia at the Olympics[]

Economy and infrastructure of Zambia[]

Economy of Zambia

Education in Zambia[]

Education in Zambia

See also[]

Zambia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Zambia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Zambia

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