 Zambia
is a nation that is located in the Southern Africa and
it is also referred to as the Republic of Zambia. It has
Angola on its west; Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and
Botswana on its south; Tanzania on its northeast; and
Congo on its north. Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia
and it is located on the southeast side of the nation.
Most of the people living in the country are residing in
Lusaka and the Copperbelt. Zambia is a nation that
experiences a tropical climate and it has many mountains
and hills. This landlocked nation is considered to be
the world’s 39th largest country with an area of 752,614
square kilometers.
There are about seventy-two ethnic groups in Zambia and
most of them can speak in Bantu. About ninety percent of
its people are from the nine chief ethnolinguistic
groups and these groups are Lozi, Nkoya, Kaonde, Luvale,
Lunda, Tumbuka, Tonga, Bemba, and the Nyanja-Chewa.
English is the official language of this country and it
is used primarily in schools and in conducting business.
The local language that is chiefly used in Zambia is
Nyanja. Most of the people living in Zambia are
followers of Christianity but other religions are also
followed by some people.
The people from Zambia are called Zambians.
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