Zambia

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/

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IATA Airports

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:	ZMW
Telephone Dial In:	+260	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Zambia News and Information Services;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Breeze FM;

QFM Zambia;

Sun FM;

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC);

Zambia

Government Website:	https://www.parliament.gov.zm/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/zambia
Central Bank:	Bank of Zambia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	21.065 Zambian kwacha (ZMW) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.9% (2025)
Population below poverty line:	60% (2022)
Inflation Rate:	15% (2024)

Prime Lending Rate:	9.5% (2020)
GDP:	USD 25.303 Billion (2024)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	USD 1,187 (2024)
Currency Name:	Zambian Kwacha
Currency Code:	ZMW
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle 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%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Zambian Commodity Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: The Lusaka Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Zambia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

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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