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Zambia

15.0S 30.0E · 28 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM · 24 OCTOBER 1964
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1964 – present · The republic: Humanism, multiparty politics and modern Zambia
6 EVENTS
1960s–1980s · Frontline state for liberation 2 REFS
1972–1973 · One-party state and Humanism 2 REFS
1953 – 1964 · Federation, nationalism and independence
5 EVENTS
1953 · Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 2 REFS
24 October 1964 · Independence of Zambia 3 REFS
1890 – 1953 · Company rule, Northern Rhodesia and the Copperbelt
5 EVENTS
1890 · The Lochner Concession 2 REFS
1 April 1924 · Northern Rhodesia becomes a Crown protectorate 2 REFS
c. 1830 – 1890 · Upheaval, the slave trade and Livingstone
5 EVENTS
1830s · Ngoni incursions from the south 2 REFS
c. 1840 · Kololo conquest of the Lozi 2 REFS
c. 1600 – 1850 · Kingdoms of the Zambezi and Luapula: Lozi, Bemba, Chewa and Kazembe
4 EVENTS
from the 17th century · Rise of the Lozi kingdom 2 REFS
early 18th century · Founding of the Kazembe kingdom 2 REFS
c. 300 – 1500 CE · Iron Age farmers and the Bantu migrations
3 EVENTS
from c. 300 CE · Bantu farmers settle the plateau 2 REFS
1st–2nd millennium CE · The Tonga of the Zambezi 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Lusaka
Population
16 m
Area
752,612 km²
Region
Eastern Africa
Languages
English
Currency
Zambian kwacha (ZK)
Demonym
Zambian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$29 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$1,318’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
13.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
62.5%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
22 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
66.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
45.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
4.0’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
71.8%’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
49.7’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
64.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
41.0’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
48.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
47.3’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
38.6’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.0%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.32’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
48.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
88.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
71.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
115.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
56.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
4.0%’12 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’08 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
42’08 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
17.1%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
109’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.5%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
743,390 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
59.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
32.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
83.0%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
35.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
28.2%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
6.8%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
53.6%’24 WB-WDI
Copper (mined)
940 kt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
1.3%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$350 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
16,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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