Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of Zambia.
Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following European expeditions in the eighteenth century, Britain colonised the region, forming the British protectorates of Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company. On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom as a republic in the Commonwealth, and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991 with him playing a role in regional diplomacy, cooperating with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Angola, and Namibia. From 1972 to 1991, Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of socio-economic development and government decentralisation.
Natural resources in Zambia include minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater, and arable land. As of an estimate in 2018, 47.9% of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. (Full article...)
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Guy Lindsay Scott (born 1 June 1944) is a Zambian politician, who served as acting president of Zambia from 2014 to 2015, and was the 12th vice president from 2011 to 2014. Scott became acting president upon Michael Sata's death in office on 28 October 2014. This made him the first head of state of European descent in mainland Africa since F. W. de Klerk in 1989. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Zambia-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1The Kalonga of the Chewa today descends from the Kalonga (rulers) of the Maravi Empire. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 2The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 3Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish (from Zambia)
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Image 4The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle. (from Zambia)
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Image 5Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony. (from Zambia)
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Image 6Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 8A Yombe sculpture, 19th century (from Zambia)
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Image 9GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 11Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 12Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from History of Zambia)
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Image 13A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from Zambia)
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Image 14Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 15Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 16The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire. (from Zambia)
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Image 18Density map of dominant regional languages: (from Zambia)
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Image 19Seated female Staffs of office (Kibango), were displayed by Luba kings. In Luba society, women's bodies were considered the ultimate vessels of spiritual power. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 20Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 22Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 23Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 24Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 25The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 26Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 27Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 28The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe (from Zambia)
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Image 29An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 30Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 31The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle. (from Zambia)
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Image 32Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 33Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies. (from Zambia)
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Image 34Ingombe Ilede trading post in Southern Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 35Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 36Skull of Broken Hill Man discovered in present-day Kabwe. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 37S.M Chisembele, Cabinet Minister, Western Province (from History of Zambia)
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Image 38Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this Kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 39Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 40Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 41Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from Zambia)
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Image 42GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 43The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire. (from Zambia)
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Image 44Density map of dominant regional languages: (from Zambia)
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Image 45Graffitied rock art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 46Makishi dancer, found in North-Western Zambia, represent spirits of a deceased who returns to assist the living (from History of Zambia)
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Image 47Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from Zambia)
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Image 48A Yombe sculpture, 19th century (from Zambia)
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Image 50Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 51An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 52A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 54Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 56Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish (from Zambia)
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Image 57Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies. (from Zambia)
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Image 58Ila Headman's son in Southern Zambia, Cattle formed an important part of their society. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 59The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe (from Zambia)
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Image 60Enormous Ba-Ila settlement. These communities have been of interest to mathematicians due to their fractal pattern design. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 61A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from Zambia)
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Image 62Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony. (from Zambia)
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Image 63The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony. (from Zambia)
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Image 64Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from History of Zambia)
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Image 65Lukasa memory board, was used by members of Mbudye (an association of groits in charge of maintaining Baluba history) (from History of Zambia)
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Image 66Graffitied rock art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 67Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 (from History of Zambia)
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Image 68The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony. (from Zambia)
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The 2010 Zambian census was conducted in Zambia in 2010 under the approval of the Government of Zambia, which recorded demographic data from 13 million people and 3.2 million households. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing was conducted between 16 October and 15 November 2010, with all parts of the country covered by 30 November 2010. It was the fifth national population census exercise of Zambia since its independence in 1964, with the previous censuses conducted in 1969, 1980, 1990 and 2000. A total of 3.2 million questionnaires were used for data collection and the processing started in April 2011 by the Central Statistical Office. Optical Mark Reading (OMR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) technology were used for data capture. The census was funded by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Kingdom AID (UKAID-formerly DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), who contributed close to 60 per cent of the total expenditure and rest contributed by the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Zambia.
As per the census, Zambia had a total population of 13,092,666 including 6,454,647 males (49.2%) and 6,638,019 females (50.8%) with a sex-ratio of 102.84. The total literacy of the population above the age of five stood at 70.2 per cent. Urban population constituted 39.51 per cent and the remaining 61.49 per cent resided in rural areas. The density of population was 17.4 persons per km2 and the decadal growth of population was 2.8 per cent. There were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia of which 33.5 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language. Out of the seven broad ethnic groups, Bemba was the most prevalent tribal group (21.0%), followed by Tonga (13.6%). The national average of active people stood at 55.5 per cent with 50.2 in rural areas and 65.3 per cent in urban areas. Unemployment rate was 13 per cent as of 2010. Agriculture was the major occupation with 66.5 per cent involved in it. The proportion of people living under poverty line was 60.5 per cent, while the extremely poor formed 42.3 per cent of the total population. (Full article...)
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