Zambie

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Coordinates: 15°S 30°E / 15°S 30°E / -15; 30

Republic o Zambie

Banner o Zambie
Banner
Coat o airms o Zambie
Coat o airms
Motto: 
"One Zambia, One Nation"
Location o Zambie
Location o Zambie
Caipital
and largest city
Lusaka
15°25′S 28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°E / -15.417; 28.283
Offeecial leidsInglis
Recognised regional leids
Ethnic groups
(2010[1])
Demonym(s)Zambie
GovrenmentUnitar Presidential republic
• Preses
Hakainde Hichilema
Mutale Nalumango
LegislaturNaitional Assemmly
Unthirldom 
27 Juin 1890
28 November 1899
29 Januar 1900
17 August 1911
1 August 1953
24 October 1964
5 Januar 2016
Aurie
• Total
752,618 km2 (290,587 sq mi)[2] (38th)
• Water (%)
1
Population
• 2016 estimate
16,591,390[3] (68t)
• 2010 census
13,092,666[4]
• Density
17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) (191st)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$68.64 billion[5]
• Per capita
$3,982[5]
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Tot
$23.137 billion[5]
• Per capita
$1,342[5]
Gini (2010)57.5[6]
heich
HDI (2015)Increase 0.579[7]
medium · 139th
CurrencyZambian kwacha (ZMW)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Drivin sidecaur
Cawin code+260
ISO 3166 codeZM
Internet TLD.zm
Territorial Organization

Zambie, offeecially the Republic o Zambie (/[unsupported input]ˈzæmbiə/) is a landlocked kintra in Soothren Africae. The neighbourin kintras are the Democratic Republic o the Congo tae the north, Tanzanie tae the north-east, Malawi tae the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana an Namibie tae the sooth, an Angolae tae the wast. The caipital ceety is Lusaka, locatit in the sooth-central pairt o the kintra. The population is concentratit mainly aroond the Lusaka in the sooth an the Copperbelt tae the northwast.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Census of Population and Housing National Analytical Report 2010 Archived 30 Januar 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Central Stateestical office, Zambie
  2. United Nations Statistics Division. "Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  3. "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. Central Statistical Office, Government of Zambia. "2010 Census Population Summaries". Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. a b c d "Zambia". International Monetary Fund.
  6. "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2011.
  7. "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.