- Zambia is slightly larger than Texas
- The nearest ocean is 600 miles away
- Zambia’s name comes from the Zambezi River. Zambezi is from a local word yambezhi “heart of all”
- Northern Zambia is FULL of beautiful waterfalls
- From November to April, Zabia experiences severe rainstorms (the equivalent to the Asian monsoon)
- Zambia is considered to be tropical”
- Zambia has a mild climate, rarely reaching 35 degrees C (95 degrees F)
- Termite hills in Zambia often “grow” to be as big as a cottage
- One mushroom native to Zambia grows nearly a yard in diameter, making it the world’s largest
- Livingstone was Zambia’s first capital
- Lusaka was planned for 200,000 people but is now home to over 1,500,000 people
- Zambia is one of the world’s poorest countries and ranked 165th out of 177 on the Hum Dev Index
- Zambian military helped the Allies in WW2 by fighting in Burma
- Zambia is a republic with a president, much like the United States and France
- Since Zambia’s independence in 1964, the country has had 3 constitutions
- Iron and copper have been mined in Zambia for over 2000 years
- Victoria Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world
- Over one third of Zambians live in urban areas
- Zambia is one of the hardest hit nations with AIDS
- There are 7 local semi-official languages: Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, and Tonga
- The median age in Zambia is 16.46 years
- A favorite way for Zambians to pass time and relax is conversation, with an emphasis on story-telling
- Independence Day is celebrated on October 24th
- Zambians expect friendly persons to call on them unannounced
- The national symbol is the African Fish Eagle, which looks much like the American Bald Eagle
- The population of Zambia is just under 13 million
- Nshima (ground cornmeal) is considered to be the staple food of Zambia
- Over 85% of the nation is considered below the poverty line
- Anything considered “rural” is called “the bush”
- Zambia is one of Africa’s most urbanized countries
- Victoria Falls is known to Africans as “Musi-o-Tunyi” or “The Smoke That Thunders”
- Copper is still the key resource of Zambia; Zambia is the worlds fifth-largest producer
- Average life-expectancy at birth is 38.6 years