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Zambia

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View of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River as seen from the Zambian side. The falls are located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. During flood season (February to April), the falls form the greatest sheet of falling water on earth. Victoria Falls is 1.7 km (1.1 mi) wide and 108 m (360 ft) high and is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders).
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>almost five times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Texas</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Zambia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 160

Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 73

Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

comparison ranking: 67

Unemployment rate

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Public debt

comparison ranking: 55

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 79

Current account balance

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Exports

comparison ranking: 113

Imports

comparison ranking: 117

Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 44

Heliports

comparison ranking: 108

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 178

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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