| AREA ................................................ | 752.614 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 10.462.436 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 13,9 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Lusaka | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Zambian kwacha (ZMK) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 943 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,301 (162th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Zambezi river 329 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mafinga Hills 2301 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 24 October 1964 (from UK) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .zm | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +260 |