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Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.0
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 5 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Population
- 19,693,423 inh.
- Area
- 752,612 km²
- Currency
- ZMW
- Regime
- representative democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Hakainde Hichilema
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
166 seats
Inception 1972
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
29 G$
GDP / capita
1,318 $
Growth
3.8 %
Inflation
13.9 %
Unemployment
5.9 %
Debt / GDP
71.4 %
Defense / GDP
1.3 %
Life expectancy
66.5 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.50/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
53/100
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
Press freedom (RSF)
59/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#109
Annual budget
0.3 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #7 Cuivre 4 % 2024
- #1 Émeraude — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
11 Md$
Imports
9 Md$
Balance
2 Md$
Top exports
- 65.0% Cuivre raffiné 7 Md$
- 5.0% Or 0.6 Md$
Top imports
- 14.0% Pétrole raffiné 1.3 Md$
- 9.0% Machines 0.8 Md$
Export partners
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Suisse
26.0%
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Chine
22.0%
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Émirats arabes unis
8.5%
Import partners
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Afrique du Sud
28.0%
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Chine
13.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
32%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
64%
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IND
70%
Abstention: 27%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-08-13
Hakainde Hichilema 60.5% vs Brian Mundubile 37.9% · turnout 57.2%
Parliamentary election: United Party for National Development 136 seats, National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity 60, Independents 20 (of 226)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.595/1
Gini
51.5
Refugees hosted
83,225
Refugees originating
346
National anthem
Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,302 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,984, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)