Zambia, Geographical Maps of Zambia
Zambia is an inland country of Africa, bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, to the east by Malawi, to the south by Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia, and to the west by Angola. Capital: Lusaka.
Located in south-central Africa, Zambia is home to the famous Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, which forms a 90-meter-high curtain of water on the border with Zimbabwe. Most of its territory is covered by savannahs. National parks shelter a wide variety of animals, especially near the Luangwa and Kafue rivers. A large plateau predominates in the eastern portion and reaches the highest point in the plateau on Mount Nyika (2,606 m). The population, divided into about 70 ethnic groups, is concentrated in the regions of copper extraction, north of the capital, Lusaka. Zambia is among the world's largest producers of ore, responsible for 50% of the country's exports in 1998. It also has reserves of cobalt, zinc and lead. Agriculture, which occupies 73.7% of the labor force, is also economically important.
