Zambia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Zambia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 21,913,874
- Area
- 752,612 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
- Land neighbours
- Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Zambia is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Lusaka.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Zambia
The flag of Zambia has a green field, on the fly side of which is a soaring orange African fish eagle above a rectangular area divided into three equal vertical bands of red, black and orange.
Where it is
Zambia is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 8 countries in this atlas: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. It is landlocked.
Zambia has a recorded area of 752,612 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Mozambique is immediately above it in that ordering, at 801,590 km². Somalia is immediately below it, at 637,657 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 21,913,874 people for Zambia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 29 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Zambian Kwacha (ZMW). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Zambia?
Reveal answer
Lusaka. Zambia is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Lusaka.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Zambia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Zambia has a green field, on the fly side of which is a soaring orange African fish eagle above a rectangular area divided into three equal vertical bands of red, black and orange.
Which land neighbours of Zambia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Zambia is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Zambia?
Reveal answer
English. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Zambia.
Which currency codes are listed for Zambia?
Reveal answer
Zambian Kwacha (ZMW). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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