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Photos of Zambia

Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border is the world’s largest  artificial lake, over 223 km (139 mi) long and up to 40 km (25 mi) wide. The Kariba Dam flooded the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River in 1963, creating the lake.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 40

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 219

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 10

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 16

Death rate

comparison ranking: 160

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 76

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 56

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 37

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 18

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 107

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 131

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 33

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 38

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 189

Labor force

comparison ranking: 70

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 118

Public debt

comparison ranking: 53

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 116

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 124

Exports

comparison ranking: 112

Imports

comparison ranking: 118

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 38

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 44

Heliports

comparison ranking: 108

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 178

Military and Security

Transnational Issues