Sambia
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- Gegründet
- 1964
- Fläche
- 752618,0 km²
- Hauptstadt
- Lusaka
- Amtssprachen
- English
Einwohnerentwicklung
- 1960: 3082627
- 1965: 3580708
- 1970: 4191114
- 1975: 4963655
- 1980: 5847241
- 1985: 6838392
- 1990: 7844516
- 1995: 8841338
- 2000: 10100981
- 2005: 11470022
- 2010: 13216985
- 2022: 19610769
Hier geboren
- Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021) – First president of Zambia (1924–2021)
- Edgar Lungu (1956–2025) – President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)
- Hakainde Hichilema (1962) – President of Zambia since 2021
- Michael Sata (1937–2014) – Zambian politician (1937–2014)
- Levy Mwanawasa (1948–2008) – former President of Zambia (1948-2008)
- Wilbur Smith (1933–2021) – South African novelist (1933–2021)
- Frederick Chiluba (1943–2011) – former President of Zambia (1991–2002)
- Guy Scott (1944–2026) – Zambian politician (1944-2026)
Sehenswert
- Lake Tanganyika – lake between Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi and Zambia
- Victoria Falls – waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Kalambo Falls – waterfall on the Kalambo River in Zambia and Tanzania
- Victoria Falls Bridge – deck arch bridge on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Lukanga Swamp – swamp in Zambia
- Zambezian flooded grasslands – flooded grassland ecoregion in Africa
- Barotse Floodplain – also known as the Zambezi Floodplain, a wetland on the Zambezi River
- Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic – Ecoregion in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
Quelle: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Bild: Gabriel Ellison, Public domain – Wikimedia Commons · Bild: FXXX, Public domain – Wikimedia Commons
Aktuelle Beiträge
- Zambia – from ancient kingdoms and copper to a peaceful independent nation · Muchinga ·
The land of Zambia has been inhabited for a very long time; the famous Kabwe skull is an important find of early humans. Over many centuries Bantu-speaking peoples settled the region, bringing farming and iron-working. …
- Central Province – Kabwe and the Mulungushi Rock of Authority · Zentralprovinz ·
Central Province is considered the birthplace of Zambia's national movement: the United National Independence Party was founded in Kabwe by Kenneth Kaunda, who became the country's first president and served from 1964 t…
- Copperbelt Province – the copper mines that shaped a country · Copperbelt ·
The Copperbelt was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy and carried the hopes of the years after independence, until the crash in global copper prices in 1973 severely damaged its position; the towns of Kitwe,…
- Luapula Province – the Lunda kingdom of Mwata Kazembe · Luapula ·
In the nineteenth century the valley that gives this province its name was dominated by the Lunda kingdom of Mwata Kazembe, whose court controlled trade routes across the region; the Lunda remain the province's principa…
- North-Western Province – Solwezi and the most thinly settled land · Nordwestprovinz ·
The North-Western Province covers 125,826 square kilometres with a population of 1,278,357 as of 2022 and only about twenty people per square kilometre, which makes it the most sparsely populated province in Zambia; mor…
- Western Province – Mongu and the Barotse floodplain · Westprovinz ·
The Western Province encompasses most of the area long known as Barotseland, and its capital, Mongu, together with the neighbouring town of Limulunga, is regarded as the capital of Barotseland. Life here follows the Zam…
- Southern Province – Mosi-oa-Tunya and the maize lands of the plateau · Südprovinz ·
The Southern Province is home to Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Victoria Falls, shared with Zimbabwe and the country's foremost visitor attraction, where the Zambezi plunges into a narrow gorge. The river forms the province's south…
- Lusaka Province – Zambia's smallest and most urban province · Lusaka ·
Lusaka Province is the smallest of Zambia's ten provinces by land area, covering 21,896 square kilometres, yet it is by far the most populous and most densely settled, with 3,079,964 residents in 2022 and about 140 peop…
- Northern Province – Kasama and the shores of Lake Tanganyika · Nordprovinz ·
The Northern Province covers roughly one-sixth of Zambia's land area, reaching from the Bemba heartland around Kasama, its provincial capital, to the port of Mpulungu on Lake Tanganyika, the country's only harbour on th…
- Eastern Province – Chewa, Tumbuka and Nsenga country by the Luangwa · Ostprovinz ·
The history of the Eastern Province centres on Bantu communities whose origins lie in Luba, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and whose chieftainships long held authority across this land; as of 2020 …
- Muchinga Province – Zambia's newest province, created in 2011 · Muchinga ·
Muchinga is the youngest of Zambia's ten provinces: its creation was announced by President Michael Sata in October 2011, the first provincial minister was appointed in November of that year, and parliament approved it …
- Central Province, Zambia: History · Zentralprovinz ·
Central Province is considered the birthplace of the national movement of Zambia. The United National Independence Party (UNIP) was founded in Kabwe by Kenneth Kaunda, who later became the first President of Zambia and …
- Central Province, Zambia · Zentralprovinz ·
Central Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces. The provincial capital is Kabwe, which is the home of the Mulungushi Rock of Authority. Central Province has an area of 94,394 km (58,654 mi). It borders eight other pr…
- Copperbelt · Wikivoyage · Copperbelt ·
The Copperbelt Province is situated in Northern Zambia, a region which is very rich in minerals. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule, but its economic importance was severe…
- Copperbelt Province: History · Copperbelt ·
== Geography == The Copperbelt region of Zambia and Congo D.R. is a 500 million year old mountain chain, the Lufilian Arc, which formed when two large pieces of continental crust, the Kalahari craton and the Congo crat…
- Copperbelt Province · Copperbelt ·
Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuell…
- Luapula Province: History · Luapula ·
In the 19th century, the valley was dominated by the Kingdom of Lunda of Mwata Kazembe. The boundaries of the province between Zambia and DR Congo were disputed for many years, running from an 1894 treaty into the late …
- Luapula Province · Luapula ·
Luapula Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces located in the northern part of the country. Luapula Province is named after the Luapula River and its capital is Mansa. As per the 2022 Zambian census, the Province had…
- North-Western Province, Zambia · Nordwestprovinz ·
North-Western Province is one of ten Provinces of Zambia. It covers an area of 125,826 km2 (48,582 sq mi), has a population of 1,278,357 and a population density of 20 per square kilometre as of 2022. It is the most spa…
- Western Province, Zambia: History · Westprovinz ·
== Transport == The main road into the province is the 590-kilometre Lusaka–Mongu Road from Central Province, through Kaoma to Mongu. There is a plan to link Zambia to its neighbouring Angola and as of 2016, the Barotse…
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- World Diabetes Day · · Sambia,
- Full moon · · Sambia,
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women · · Sambia,
- World AIDS Day · · Sambia,
- United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities · · Sambia,
- International Volunteer Day · · Sambia,
- New moon · · Sambia,
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