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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

2024 population pyramid:
2024 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 116

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 38

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 189

Labor force

comparison ranking: 68

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 120

Public debt

comparison ranking: 54

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 120

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 122

Exports

comparison ranking: 113

Imports

comparison ranking: 117

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