Zambia
Republic of Zambia · Eastern Africa
Zambia is a country in Eastern Africa, with Lusaka as its capital, home to about 21,913,874 people. Zambia shares land borders with 8 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Lusaka |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Zambian kwacha (ZMW ZK) |
| Calling code | +260 |
| ISO codes | ZM / ZMB / 894 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇿🇲 |
| Population | 21,913,874 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 752,612 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .zm |
| Demonym | Zambian |
Bordering countries
About Zambia
Zambia, officially Republic of Zambia, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Lusaka. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Zambian kwacha (ZK), using the code ZMW.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Zambia for Lusaka’s own facts and history.
To call Zambia from abroad, dial the country code +260. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes ZM (alpha-2) and ZMB (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 21,913,874.
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How Zambia compares
- Area: 752,612 km², ranking 38 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 21,913,874, ranking 61 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 29 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 8, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Zambia
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, orange, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.