Zambia

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Republic of Zambia

Capital
Lusaka
Population
20.7M (2023)63rd/241
Area
743k km²37th/241
Density
27.9/km²
Nominal GDP
$29B (2025)118th/195
GDP per capita
$4,381 (2025)163rd/193
HDI
0.595155th/194
Life expectancy
66.3 years180th/216
Fertility rate
4.0425th/216
Unemployment rate
6%76th/187
CO₂ emissions
12 Mt CO₂105th/200
Forest area
59.8%27th/199
Internet users
17.1%175th/181
Currency
Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

Land borders — Angola, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia