Zambia — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Zambia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Zambia
The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. It has a population of approximately 21.3M. The country covers an area of 752,612 km². It is located in Eastern Africa.
Geography
Zambia is a country in Eastern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 752,612 km². It shares land borders with Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi, totalling 8 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Zambia has a population of approximately 21,314,956 people. Population density is around 28.3 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include English, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Zambian.
Economy Overview
Government debt stood at roughly 71.4% of GDP in 2021. The official currency is the Zambian kwacha (ZMW, symbol ZK). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 18.21 ZMW.
Culture & Time
Zambia operates on a single time zone (Africa/Lusaka). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.zm.
Government & Status
The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +260. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is ZM.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.