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Zambia
Republic of Zambia
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Population
19.69M
Capital
Lusaka
Area
752,612 km²
Currency
ZMW
Zambian kwacha
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$25.30B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$1,187
as of 2024
Population
21.31M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.8%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
15.0%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.9%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
17.1%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
66.53
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
6.0%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.1%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
45.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
4.04
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
62.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
743,390
as of 2023
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About Zambia
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Demonym
- Zambian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- ZM · ZMB
- Map
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