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Zambia
Republic of Zambia
Quick facts
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Population
- 16 m
- Area
- 752,612 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha (ZK)
- Demonym
- Zambian
- UN member
- Yes
How Zambia compares
Economy size$25 B
112th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Income per person$1,187
150th of 178 worldwide · 7th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Life expectancy66.5 yrs
144th of 179 worldwide · 10th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Internet access17.1%
170th of 179 worldwide · 14th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Military spending$350 M
115th of 163 worldwide · 6th of 16 in Eastern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$25 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$1,187
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
66.5 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.3%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
42
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
35.3%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From Iron Age farmers and the kingdoms of the Zambezi and Luapula to the Copperbelt, Northern Rhodesia, and a landlocked African republic.
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