Zambia
Zambia
Capital Lusaka
752,618 km² · 21,913,874 people (2025) · Zambian kwacha
Victoria Falls, shared with Zimbabwe, is the largest single sheet of falling water in the world — 1,708 m wide and 108 m high. Lake Kariba on the same river is the largest artificial reservoir on Earth by volume, holding about 180 km³.
The facts
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Area
- 752,618 km² — 290,587 sq mi
- Population
- 21,913,874 (2025)
- Density
- 29.1 people per km²
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha (ZMW, ZK)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +260
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- ZM · ZMB
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 39 of 200
- By population
- 62 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 783,562 | 85,878,556 |
| Chile | 756,102 | 19,859,921 |
| Zambia ← | 752,618 | 21,913,874 |
| Morocco | 716,550 | 38,430,770 |
| Myanmar | 676,578 | 54,850,648 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Zambia?
- Lusaka
- What currency does Zambia use?
- The Zambian kwacha (ZMW).
- How big is Zambia?
- 752,618 km², or 290,587 square miles — 39 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Zambia drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)