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Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate, and consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains, dissected by river valleys. At 752,614 km 2 (290,586 sq mi) it is the 39th-largest country in the world, slightly smaller than Chile.
The Zambia National Service, abbreviated ZNS, is part of the Zambian Defence Force, has been a cornerstone of national development since its establishment in 1971 through an Act of Parliament. [3] [4] Committed to the twin objectives of training civilian and safeguarding the territorial integrity of Zambia, [5] [6] [7] the ZNS Act empowers them ...
The Zambia Air Force ( ZAF) is the air force of Zambia and the air operations element of the Zambian Defence Force. Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, the former Northern Rhodesia Air Force was renamed as the Zambia Air Force . The primary missions of the Air Force are to defend Zambia's borders and protect its airspace.
National Assembly. 82 / 156. Website. upndzambia.org. Politics of Zambia. Political parties. Elections. The United Party for National Development ( UPND) is a liberal political party in Zambia, led by Hakainde Hichilema, the current president of the country. The party is an observer member of the Africa Liberal Network.
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) is a regulatory body responsible for regulating the ICT industry in Zambia.It is authorised by three Acts — the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No. 21, the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Act No. 15 of 2009, and the Postal Services Act No. 22 of 2009 — and regulates ICT, postal and ...
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia.The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964.Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven others: Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Sata, Edgar Lungu and the current president Hakainde Hichilema, who won the 2021 presidential ...
Lusaka ( / luːˈsɑːkə /; loo-SAH-kə) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. [7] Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft). As of 2019, the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is ...
The Zambia Portal. Zambia ( / ˈzæmbiə, ˈzɑːm -/ ), officially the Republic of Zambia ( Bemba: Icalo ca Zambia; Tonga: Cisi ca Zambia; Tumbuka: Chalo cha Zambia; Lozi: Naha ya Zambia; Chichewa: Dziko la Zambia ), is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South ...