Zambia

Guide to ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA which official name is Republic of Zambia or Zambia, is a country from Africa located at the Southern Africa, east of Angola. ZAMBIA with 5,664 km sq km, limits with: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km; and is divided in 9 province . ZAMBIA's capital is Lusaka which is the most populated city with about 1,267,458 inhabitants.

History of ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Levy Mwanawasa as head of state.

Other symbols of ZAMBIA are Zambian motto " One Zambia, One country Zambian anthem "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free Zambian flag.Zambian flag is composed by green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag .

ZAMBIA's history is quite long: The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched an anticorruption task force in 2002, but the government has yet to make a prosecution. The Zambian leader was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair.

ZAMBIAs geography

Guide to travel to ZAMBIA

If you are thinking on traveling to ZAMBIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like ZAMBIA's currency, ZAMBIA's weather, ZAMBIA's national holiday and ZAMBIA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. ZAMBIA`s currency is called kwacha ( ZK), which is divided in 100 ngwee. For your consideration, kwacha's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.3,515.0025600003.

ZAMBIA's weather is characterized to be tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to ZAMBIA.

You can also consider to visit ZAMBIA on it's national holiday to get in ZAMBIA's culture. If you do so, ZAMBIA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 24 October.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of ZAMBIA: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m. And try also to get to ZAMBIA's lowest point: Zambezi river 329 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit ZAMBIA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to ZAMBIA, with more than 111 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to ZAMBIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. ZAMBIA has about2,157 of railways, and also2,250 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Zambian Culture

ZAMBIA is known by Zambians as ZAMBIA in the shortened way. Zambian, about 11,477,447 people, are composed by different ethnics: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%. And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's ZAMBIA's religion. Zambians are divided in Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%.

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