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Zambia

Syllabification: (Zam·bi·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈzambēə/
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Definition of Zambia
  • a landlocked country in central Africa, separated from Zimbabwe by the Zambezi River; population 11,862,700 (est. 2009); capital, Lusaka; languages, English (official) and various Bantu languages.

Formerly a British protectorate called Northern Rhodesia, Zambia became an independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1964, under Kenneth Kaunda (president 1964–91). Zambia’s economy was adversely affected by its involvement in the Zimbabwe independence struggle 1965–79

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Zambian

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