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Republic of Zambia |
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| Capital: |
Lusaka |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
752612 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:45) |
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^(d{5})$ |
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Z |
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+260 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (288) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 105 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 10 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 155 | | Parish (PRSH)
(An ecclesiastical district) | 15 | | Fourth-order administrative division (ADM4)
(A subdivision of a third-order administrative division) | 1 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (10138) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 9411 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 43 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 235 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 73 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 166 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 6 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 14 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 40 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 9 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 19 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 88 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 1 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 18 | | Lake channel(s) (CHNL)
(That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.) | 4 | | Section of waterfall(s) (FLLSX)
| 4 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 2 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 2 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 1 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (338) |
| Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 37 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 31 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 18 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 131 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 108 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 4 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 1 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 4 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 3 | | Industrial area (INDS)
(An area characterized by industrial activity) | 1 | |
 City, village... (12877) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 12750 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 29 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 86 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 9 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 2 | |
 Road, railroad (6) |
| Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 5 | | Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (1588) |
| School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 386 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 177 | | Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 146 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 64 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 27 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 278 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 43 | | Leprosarium (HSPL)
(An asylum or hospital for lepers) | 2 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 5 | | Storehouse (SHSE)
(A building for storing goods, especially provisions) | 33 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 12 | | Railroad siding (RSD)
(A short track parallel to and joining the main track) | 83 | | Ferry (FY)
(A boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody) | 16 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 40 | | Research institute (ITTR)
(A facility where research is carried out) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 63 | | Courthouse (CTHSE)
(A building in which courts of law are held) | 27 | | Abandoned mine (MNQ)
| 5 | | Corral(s) (CRRL)
(A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals) | 32 | | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 26 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 1 | | Clinic (HSPC)
(A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients) | 3 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 9 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 52 | | Forest station (STNF)
(A collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management) | 2 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 6 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 22 | | Nursery(-ies) (NSY)
(A place where plants are propagated for transplanting or grafting) | 1 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 1 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 8 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 2 | | Technical school (SCHT)
(Post-secondary school with a specifically technical or vocational curriculum) | 1 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 7 | | Local government office (GOVL)
(A facility housing local governmental offices, usually a city, town, or village hall) | 1 | | Facility (FCL)
(A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.) | 1 | | Farms (FRMS)
(Tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 2 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (3292) |
| Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 2 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 1942 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 42 | | Pan (PAN)
(A near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool) | 71 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 115 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 50 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 269 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 509 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 224 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 8 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 15 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 6 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 3 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 2 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 15 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 9 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 2 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 1 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 3 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 2 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (330) |
| Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 71 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 259 | |
