Passport card
Republic of Zambia
Zambia
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Kwacha
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 2 crore
- Size
- About 7.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Hakainde Hichilema
- Free since
- 24 October 1964
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Lusaka
⭐ About 1 crore fruit bats fly to Kasanka every year, the biggest mammal migration on Earth!
Your Zambia stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Zambia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Zambia
Turn the globe with your finger. Zambia has 8 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Zambia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 4 times the size of Zambia.
- PeopleIndia has about 73 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2 crore in Zambia.
- DistanceLusaka is about 7,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeZambia is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Lusaka.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Zambia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Zambia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Zambia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Zambia back on the map
Zambia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Zambia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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