Key facts about Zambia

About Zambia:

• It is a landlocked country in south-central Africa.
• It is situated on a high plateau and takes its name from the Zambezi River, which drains all but a small northern part of the country.
• Bordering countries:
• It is bounded to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to the south by Zimbabwe and Botswana.
• Tanzania borders the country to the northeast, Malawi to the west and Mozambique to the southeast. Angola borders Zambia to the west and Namibia to the southwest.
• Economy: Zambia’s economy is heavily dependent on mining, in particular the mining of copper.
• Most Zambians speak Bantu languagesof the Niger-Congo language family.
• Major waterfall:Victoria Falls on Zambezi River.
• Zambia is home to Lake Kariba, the largest artificially created reservoir in the world by volume. It was created by constructing the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River.
• Capital city: Lusaka