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Zambia
Republic of Zambia
Zambia · Africa
Capital
Lusaka
Population
0
Currency
ZK ZMW
Calling Code
+260
Languages
English
English
en
Geography
Region
Eastern Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
752,612 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.zm
Borders
AOBWCDMWMZNATZZW
Airports (24)
CGX
Chunga Airstrip
Central
CGJ
Kasompe Airport
Copperbelt
KIWFLSO
Southdowns Airport
Copperbelt
NLAFLND
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Copperbelt
CIPFLCP
Chipata Airport
Eastern
MFUFLMF
Mfuwe Airport
Eastern
MNSFLMA
Mansa Airport
Luapula
JEK
Jeki Airstrip
Lusaka
LUNFLLS
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Lusaka
and 15 more airports...
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ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
ZM
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
ZMB
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
894
BCP 47
en-ZM
IOC
ZAM
FIFA
ZAM
Currency Format
Name
Zambian Kwacha
Native Name
Zambian kwacha
Code
ZMW
Symbol
ZK
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
K 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+02:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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