Where is Zambia? 🇿🇲

Zambia is located in the Southern Africa region at latitude -13.133897 and longitude 27.849332 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

13° 8' 2.03'' S
27° 50' 57.60'' E

You can see the location of Zambia on the world map below:

Zambia on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Zambia (ZM) are:

Zambia is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Country	Zambia
Coordinates	Latitude: -13.133897 Longitude: 27.849332
Country Codes	Alpha 2: ZM Alpha 3: ZMB
Country Flag Emoji	🇿🇲
Int. Phone Prefix	+260
Capital city	Lusaka
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Southern Africa
Country Area	752,618 sq km
Population 2024	21,314,956 World Rank: 62
Median Age	16.9
Life expectancy	66.3
Major languages	Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+02:00
Internet TLD	.zm
Biggest Airport	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)
Average temperature	21.40 °C 70.52 °F
Administrative Divisions	10 provinces
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Low income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Kwacha (ZMK)
GDP in 2024	$25.3 (billions of USD) World Rank: 117
GDP per capita in 2024	$1,187 World Rank: 186
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	South Africa, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, United Arab Emirates
Top 5 Export Countries	China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Switzerland, India