Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country.
Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following European expeditions in the eighteenth century, Britain colonised the region, forming the British protectorates of Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.
On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom as a republic in the Commonwealth, and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991 with him playing a key role in regional diplomacy, cooperating closely with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Angola, and Namibia. From 1972 to 1991, Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of socio-economic development and government decentralisation. Zambia has since become a multi-party state and has experienced several peaceful transitions of power.
Zambia contains abundant natural resources, including minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater, and arable land. As of the latest estimate in 2018, 47.9 percent of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. (Full article...)
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The Zambian Defence Force is the military of Zambia. It consists of the Zambian Army, the Zambian Air Force, and the Zambia National Service. The defence forces were formed at Zambian independence on 24 October 1964, from constituent units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Armed Forces. During the 1970s and 1980s, it played a key role in a number of regional conflicts, namely the South African Border War and Rhodesian Bush War. Being a landlocked country Zambia has no navy, although the Zambian Army maintains a maritime patrol unit for maintaining security on inland bodies of water. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Zambia-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 2Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies (from Zambia)
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Image 3The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle (from Zambia)
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Image 4Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede (from Zambia)
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Image 5A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
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Image 6President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
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Image 7Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 8The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle (from Zambia)
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Image 9Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 10Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 11Density map of dominant regional languages (from Zambia)
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Image 12Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies (from Zambia)
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Image 13S.M Chisembele, Cabinet Minister, Western Province (from History of Zambia)
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Image 14Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 15Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 16GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 17Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 18The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 19The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
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Image 20The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 21A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
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Image 22Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 23Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede (from Zambia)
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Image 26Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 27Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from History of Zambia)
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Image 28Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 29Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this Kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 30Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
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Image 31Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 32Ila Headman's son in Southern Zambia, Cattle formed an important part of their society. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 33The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire (from Zambia)
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Image 34Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
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Image 35GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 36The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
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Image 37Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 38An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 39Density map of dominant regional languages (from Zambia)
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Image 40The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 42Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 44The Kalonga of the Chewa today descends from the Kalonga (rulers) of the Maravi Empire. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 45The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire (from Zambia)
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Image 46Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 47Makishi dancer, found in North-Western Zambia, represent spirits of a deceased who returns to assist the living (from History of Zambia)
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Image 48A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 49Enormous Ba-Ila settlement. These communities have been of interest to mathematicians due to their fractal pattern design. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 50A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings (from Zambia)
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Image 51Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 52Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 53Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from History of Zambia)
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Image 54Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 55President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
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Image 56The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 57Lukasa memory board, was used by members of Mbudye (an association of groits in charge of maintaining Baluba history) (from History of Zambia)
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Image 59Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 61Skull of Broken Hill Man discovered in present-day Kabwe. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 63Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 (from History of Zambia)
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Image 64Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 65Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 66A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings (from Zambia)
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Image 67Ingombe Ilede trading post in Southern Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 68An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 69Seated female Staffs of office (Kibango), were displayed by Luba kings. In Luba society, women's bodies were considered the ultimate vessels of spiritual power. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 70Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 lb) with a typical range of 500–600 kg (1,100–1,300 lb). Females are around 1.4 m (4.6 ft) tall and weigh 340–445 kg (750–981 lb). It is the second-largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on average than the giant eland. It was scientifically described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.
Mainly a herbivore, its diet is primarily grasses and leaves. Common elands form herds of up to 500 animals, but are not territorial. The common eland prefers habitats with a wide variety of flowering plants such as savannah, woodlands, and open and montane grasslands; it avoids dense forests. It uses loud barks, visual and postural movements, and the flehmen response to communicate and warn others of danger. The common eland is used by humans for leather, and meat and has been domesticated in southern Africa. Eland milk contains more butterfat than cow's milk, and can be stored for up to eight months. (Full article...)
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