Basic Information About Zambia:

Population: The current population of Zambia is 16,926,507.

GDP: $61.0 billion (2016)

Climate: There are two main seasons, the rainy season (November to April) corresponding to summer, and the dry season (May to October/November), corresponding to winter. The dry seasonis subdivided into the cool dry season (May to August), and the hot dry season (September to October/November). 

Religion: Christianity is the official religion in Zambia according to the 1996 constitution, and the vast majority of Zambians are Christians of various denominations, but many other religious traditions are present. Traditional religious thought blends easily with Christian beliefs in many of the country’s syncretic churches.

Capital: Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. One of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa.

Language: English is the official language. However, Zambia is home to many different groups, speaking more than 72 local languages/ dialects. Bemba is the most widely-spoken, spoken by more than two million Zambians in Lusaka and across the Copperbelt. There are six other main local languages – Nyanja/Chewa (used across the country), Kaonde, Luvale and Lunda (in the west), Tonga (in the south) and Lozi (spoken along the Zambezi). As in many African countries, Zambian society is unhurried and a formal greeting always takes place before any conversation. A typical greeting involves an exchange of ‘Good morning’ or ‘Good afternoon’, followed by an inquiry and response such as ‘How are you?’ – ‘I am fine, thank you.’

Currency: The Zambian Kwacha is the currency of Zambia. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Zambia Kwacha exchange rate is the ZMK to USD rate. The currency code for Kwacha is ZMK, and the currency symbol is ZK. 

Time Zone:  UTC+02:00