{"id":369992,"date":"2026-08-21T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369992"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:58:41","slug":"key-facts-about-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended his heartiest congratulations to President H.E. Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as the President of Zambia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">Key Facts about Zambia<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.britannica.com\/34\/4234-050-788221B6\/Zambia-map.jpg?resize=323%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Zambia\" width=\"323\" height=\"242\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a<strong> landlocked country<\/strong> in the <strong>southern region of Africa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering states:<\/strong> It shares <strong>a border with eight countries: <\/strong>Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-democratic-republic-of-congo-drc\/\">Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital:<\/strong> Its capital is<strong> Lusaka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geography:<\/strong> It comprises <strong>four distinct geographical regions<\/strong>:<strong> the central plateau, major valleys, eastern highlands, and western sandy plains.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Central plateau: I<\/strong>t consists mainly of gently undulating plains and hills.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"241\">The Valleys:<\/strong> Zambia has two major valleys:<strong> the Zambezi Valley and the Luangwa Valley.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Zambezi Valley forms <strong>part of the country\u2019s southern border<\/strong> and has lower elevations and higher temperatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"497\">Eastern Highlands (Muchinga Escarpment):<\/strong> They have<strong> rugged terrain, higher rainfall, and cooler temperatures.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They support <strong>lush forests and coffee cultivation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"741\">Western Sandy Plains:<\/strong> It is located along the<strong> Angolan border<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>These plains form part of the<strong> Kalahari Basin<\/strong> and have <strong>extensive sandy soils. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The region includes the <strong>Barotse Floodplain and Miombo<\/strong> <strong>Woodlands,<\/strong> supporting <strong>grasslands, woodlands, and scrublands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"979\">Lakes:<\/strong> Major lakes include <strong>Lake Tanganyika, Lake Bangweulu, Lake Mweru, and Lake Kariba.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong>River: The Zambezi<\/strong> is the most significant river of Zambia. Other major rivers include the Kafue and Luangwa.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong>Highest Point:<\/strong> <strong>Mafinga Mountains is the <\/strong>highest point of the country.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong>Natural Resources<\/strong>: It is rich in mineral resources, including copper, cobalt, silver, uranium, lead, coal, zinc, gold, and emeralds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended his heartiest congratulations to President H.E. Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as the President of Zambia. Key Facts about Zambia It is a landlocked country in the southern region of Africa. Bordering states: It shares a border with eight countries: Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-zambia\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Key Facts about Zambia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,11211],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-369992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}