Africa · Landlocked
Zambia
Zambia is a landlocked country in Africa with 7 land neighbours — joint 3rd-most in Africa. Its capital is Lusaka.
Capital
Lusaka
Land borders
7joint 3rd-most in Africa
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Landlocked
Zambia
Lusaka
Capital
21.9 million
Population
752,612 km²
Area
7
Land borders
Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
Currency
Countries that border Zambia
7 land neighbours: Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
7 neighbours, and 7 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 7 land borders are joint 3rd-most in Africa — level with Algeria, Mali, Niger and Sudan. Of the 21 possible pairings among them, 7 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. DR Congo is the most connected of them, with 9 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Zambia, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
7
land borders — joint 3rd-most in Africa
7
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
9
borders on DR Congo, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Lusaka
Capital Rush deals Zambia and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Zambia is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- ZM
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
- Official language
- English
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Zambia costs people points
Gambia
Gambia is in Africa, and its capital is Banjul — not Lusaka. It has 1 land border to Zambia's 7.
Zambia, asked and answered
What countries border Zambia?
Zambia has 7 land neighbours: Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
What is the capital of Zambia?
Lusaka. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Zambia comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Zambia in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Zambia the same as Gambia?
No. Gambia is in Africa, and its capital is Banjul — not Lusaka. It has 1 land border to Zambia's 7.
Where can I practise finding Zambia on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Zambia is in the pool, along with all 7 of its neighbours.
Can you find Zambia on a blank map?
Its 7 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.