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Zambia

presidential republic

Bantu-speaking groups mainly from the Luba and Lunda Kingdoms in the Congo River Basin and from the Great Lakes region in East Africa settled in what is now Zambia beginning around A.D. 300, displacing and mixing with previous population groups in the region. The Mutapa Empire developed after the fall of Great Zimbabwe to the south in the 14th century and ruled the region, including large parts of Zambia, from the 14th to 17th century.

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CapitalLusaka
Population22.0M
GDP$79.2B
Area752,618 km²
CurrencyZambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar -

Leadership

Head of State

Hakainde Hichilema

Since 2021

Head of Government

Edgar Lungu

At a Glance

Population

22.0M

GDP (PPP)

$79B

Global Rankings

185thGDP per Capitaof 217106thGDP (PPP)of 219198thLife Expectancyof 22662ndPopulationof 23340th

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