| Official Name: | The Republic of Zambia |
| Sovereign Status: | Sovereign Country |
| Government Type: | Presidential Republic |
| Official Name (Local Language): | Republic of Zambia |
| ISO Country Codes: | ZM : ZMB |
| Internet Domain: | .zm |
| Government Web Site: | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/ |
| Capital: | Lusaka | Main Airports: | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport |
| Language(s): | English;Bemba;Nyanja;Tonga;Lozi;Chewa | Population: | 19,642,123 |
| Currency: | Zambian Kwacha | ISO Currency Code: | ZMK |
| Telephone Dial In: | +260 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
| Government Website: | https://www.parliament.gov.zm/ |
| Sovereign Ratings: | https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/zambia |
| Central Bank: | Bank of Zambia |
| GDP: | $63.03 billion (2021 est.) |
| GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $3,200 (2021 est.) |
| Currency & USD Exchange Rate: | Zambian Kwacha |
| Currency Code: | ZMK |
| World Bank Classification: | Low-Income Economy |
GDP Composition:
| Agriculture: | 9.2% | corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seeds, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (manioc, tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides |
| Industry: | 29.2% | copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture |
| Services: | 61.7% |
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| Business Language(s): | English |
| Customs & Excise: | Zambia Revenue Authority |
| Development Bank(s): | African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank; |
| National Standards Bureau: | Zambia Bureau of Standards |
| Competitive Ind’l Performance: 120/141 (2019) | Corruption Perceptions Index: 116/180 (2022 Rank) |
| Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: 97/136 (2016) |
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