Wikijunior:Africa/Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a country located in the South-Central and Southern East Africa. Zambia's capital city is Lusaka.[1] Zambia's main currency is the Zambian Kwacha.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Zambia borders Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Botswana. Zambia is the 39th largest country in the world at 290,586 square miles. The Zambezi River, the fourth-longest river in Africa, starts in Zambia, flows through eastern Angola, along the North-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it empties into the ocean.
History
[edit | edit source]About 100 years after the first Europeans came to Zambia, Zambia gained independence from British rule.
People
[edit | edit source]The official language of Zambia is English. The official religion is Christianity.
Sports
[edit | edit source]Zambian sports include but are not limited to football (soccer), athletics, netball, volleyball, and other indigenous games.
Sights
[edit | edit source]A popular tourist attraction in Zambia and along the Zambezi is Victoria Falls.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Zambia | Population, Capital, Language, Flag, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ "Currency Family". www.boz.zm. Retrieved 2023-12-05.