Outline of Zambia

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The location of Zambia

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

Republic of 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.

[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Zambia

Pronunciation:
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

[edit] Geography of Zambia

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Main article: 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

[edit] Environment of Zambia

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[edit] Provinces of Zambia

The provinces of Zambia

Main article: Provinces of Zambia

Zambia is divided into nine provinces:

[edit] Districts of Zambia

Main article: Districts of Zambia

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

Central Province

Copperbelt Province

Districts of Zambia

[edit] Municipalities of Zambia

Main article: Municipalities of Zambia

Capital of Zambia: Lusaka
Cities of Zambia

[edit] Demography of Zambia

Main article: Demographics of Zambia

[edit] Government and politics of Zambia

Main article: Government of Zambia and Politics of Zambia

For individual politicians, see List of Zambians

[edit] Branches of the government of Zambia

Main article: Government of Zambia

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Zambia

Head of state and government: President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda
- List of Presidents of Zambia
Prime Minister of Zambia
Cabinet of Zambia
Ministries of Zambia
- Ministry of Health

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Zambia

National Assembly of Zambia (unicameral)

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Zambia

Main article: Court system of Zambia

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

[edit] Foreign relations of Zambia

Main article: Foreign relations of Zambia

[edit] International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
African Union (AU)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

[edit] Law and order in Zambia

Main article: Law of Zambia

[edit] Military of Zambia

Main article: Military of Zambia

Command
- Commander-in-chief: Rupiah Banda
  - Ministry of Defence of Zambia
Military forces
Military history of Zambia
Military ranks of Zambia

[edit] Local government in Zambia

Main article: Local government in Zambia

[edit] History of Zambia

Main article: History of Zambia, Timeline of the history of Zambia, and Current events of Zambia

Economic history of Zambia
Military history of Zambia:For people in the history of Zambia, see List of Zambians

Main article: History of Zambia

[edit] Archaeological sites

See also Kalambo Falls in the Geography list above

Ing-ombe Ilede

[edit] Disasters

1977 Dan-Air Boeing 707 crash

[edit] Culture of Zambia

Main article: Culture of Zambia

[edit] Art in Zambia

[edit] Music of Zambia

Main article: Music of Zambia

For individual musicians, see List of Zambians

[edit] Musical groups

[edit] Languages of Zambia

Main article: Languages of Zambia

[edit] People of Zambia

Main article: People of Zambia

Ethnic groups

[edit] Specific Zambians

Further information: List of Zambians

[edit] Religion

Main article: Religion in Zambia

[edit] Sport in Zambia

Main article: Sport in Zambia

[edit] Football in Zambia

For individual footballers, see List of Zambians

[edit] Football competitions

[edit] Football venues

[edit] Football clubs

[edit] Other sports

For individual sportspersons including Olympic competitors, see List of Zambians

[edit] Zambia at the Olympics

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Zambia

Main article: Economy of Zambia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 111th (one hundred and eleventh)

Agriculture in Zambia
Banking in Zambia
- National Bank of Zambia
Communications in Zambia
- Internet in Zambia
  - .zm
Companies of Zambia
Currency of Zambia: Kwacha
- ISO 4217: ZMK
Economic history of Zambia
Energy in Zambia
- Energy policy of Zambia
- Oil industry in Zambia
  - Tazama Pipeline
Health care in Zambia
Mining in Zambia
- Copperbelt
Stock exchange: Lusaka Stock Exchange
Tourism in Zambia
- See also Geography and Environment sections above
- Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
- Livingstone Memorial
- Monuments and Historic Sites of Zambia
- Von Lettow-Vorbeck Memorial
Trade unions
- Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia
- Zambia Congress of Trade Unions
Transport in Zambia
- Air transport
  - Airlines in Zambia
    - Zambian Airways
    - Defunct airlines
  - Airports in Zambia
- Rail transport in Zambia
- Roads in Zambia
  - Cape to Cairo Road
  - Cairo Road
  - Congo Pedicle road
  - Trans–Caprivi Highway
  - Great East Road (Zambia)
  - Great North Road (Zambia)
  - Bridges in Zambia
- Water Transport in Zambia
  - Dugout (boat)
  - Ferries
Water supply and sanitation in Zambia
- Dams

[edit] Education in Zambia

Main article: Education in Zambia

List of schools in Zambia
- Lumuno Nursery,Primary and Secondary School
- Sakeji School
Primary schools
- Chawama Basic School
- Musikili Primary School
Secondary schools
Colleges
- Baobab College

[edit] See also

	Zambia portal
	Africa portal

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main article: Zambia

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Zambia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ 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.

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[CIA_World_Factbook-0] "Zambia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[1] 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.

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