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Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country.
Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following European expeditions in the eighteenth century, Britain colonised the region, forming the British protectorates of Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.
On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom as a republic in the Commonwealth, and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991 with him playing a key role in regional diplomacy, cooperating closely with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Angola, and Namibia. From 1972 to 1991, Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of socio-economic development and government decentralisation. Zambia has since become a multi-party state and has experienced several peaceful transitions of power.
Zambia contains abundant natural resources, including minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater, and arable land. As of the latest estimate in 2018, 47.9 percent of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. (Full article...)
Livingstone is a city in Southern Province, Zambia. Lying 10 km (6 mi) to the north of the Zambezi River, it is a tourist attraction due to its proximity to the Victoria Falls and its road and rail connections to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the resort town on the opposite side of the falls. A historic British colonial city, its present population was enumerated at 177,393 inhabitants at the 2022 census. It is named after David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer and missionary who was the first European to explore the area. From 1911 until 1935, it served as the first capital of Northern Rhodesia. From 1907 to 2011, when replaced by Choma, Livingstone was the capital of Zambia's Southern Province. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Zambia-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 2Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 3Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 4Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have and continue to play important roles in many African societies. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 5An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 6Lukasa memory board, was used by members of Mbudye (an association of groits in charge of maintaining Baluba history) (from History of Zambia)
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Image 7Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 8GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 9The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire (from Zambia)
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Image 10The Kalonga of the Chewa today descends from the Kalonga (rulers) of the Maravi Empire. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 11A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
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Image 12President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
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Image 13The kalonga (ruler) of the Chewa today descends from the kalonga of the Maravi Empire (from Zambia)
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Image 14The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
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Image 15Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 16Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 17Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 18Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
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Image 19Ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this Kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 20Makishi dancer, found in North-Western Zambia, represent spirits of a deceased who returns to assist the living (from History of Zambia)
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Image 21Kenneth Kaunda, first president, on a state visit to Romania in 1970 (from Zambia)
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Image 22Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede (from Zambia)
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Image 23A Yombe sculpture, 19th century. (from Zambia)
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Image 24Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 25Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from History of Zambia)
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Image 26Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies (from Zambia)
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Image 28Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 29A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings (from Zambia)
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Image 30Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 32The major Nkana open copper mine, Kitwe. (from Zambia)
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Image 34The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 35Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 36Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 (from History of Zambia)
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Image 37Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia (from Zambia)
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Image 38Pupils at the St Monica's Girls Secondary School in Chipata, Eastern Province (from Zambia)
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Image 40Density map of dominant regional languages (from Zambia)
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Image 41Skull of Broken Hill Man discovered in present-day Kabwe. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 42Batonga fisherwomen in Southern Zambia. Women have played and continue to play pivotal roles in many African societies (from Zambia)
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Image 43Enormous Ba-Ila settlement. These communities have been of interest to mathematicians due to their fractal pattern design. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 44Inside the palace of the Litunga, ruler of the Lozi. Due to the flooding on the Zambezi, the Litunga has two palaces one of which is on higher ground. The movement of Litunga to higher land is celebrated at the Kuomboka Ceremony (from History of Zambia)
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Image 45Seated female Staffs of office (Kibango), were displayed by Luba kings. In Luba society, women's bodies were considered the ultimate vessels of spiritual power. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 46The Mwata Kazembe opens the Mutomboko ceremony (from Zambia)
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Image 47S.M Chisembele, Cabinet Minister, Western Province (from History of Zambia)
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Image 48Nsima (top right corner) with three types of relish. (from Zambia)
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Image 49The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle (from Zambia)
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Image 50Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 51Density map of dominant regional languages (from Zambia)
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Image 52Ila Headman's son in Southern Zambia, Cattle formed an important part of their society. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 53Zambia National Assembly building in Lusaka (from Zambia)
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Image 54The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 55Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 56The geopolitical situation during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1965 – countries friendly to the nationalists are coloured orange (from Zambia)
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Image 58An 1864 photograph of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (from Zambia)
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Image 59A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 61Drawing of the ruler of Lunda, Mwata Kazembe, receiving Portuguese in the royal courtyard in the 1800s (from Zambia)
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Image 62President Edgar Lungu with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 26 July 2018 (from Zambia)
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Image 63The official national animal of Zambia is the African fish eagle (from Zambia)
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Image 64Three young Ngoni chiefs. The Ngoni made their way into Eastern Zambia from KwaZulu in South Africa. They eventually assimilated into the local ethnic groups. (from Zambia)
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Image 65Zambia map of Köppen climate classification (from Zambia)
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Image 66Ingombe Ilede trading post in Southern Zambia. (from History of Zambia)
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Image 68GDP per capita (current), compared to neighbouring countries (world average = 100) (from Zambia)
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Image 69Ruins of Great Zimbabwe. Kalanga/ Shona rulers of this kingdom dominated trade at Ingombe Ilede (from Zambia)
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Image 70A drawing of Lunda houses by a Portuguese visitor. The size of the doorways relative to the building emphasizes the scale of the buildings (from Zambia)
This is a Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards. The waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. Its 13 subspecies are grouped under two varieties: the common or ellipsiprymnus waterbuck and the defassa waterbuck. Their coat colour varies from brown to grey. The long, spiral horns, present only on males, curve backward, then forward, and are 55–99 cm (22–39 in) long.
Waterbucks are rather sedentary in nature. As gregarious animals, they may form herds consisting of six to thirty individuals. These groups are either nursery herds with females and their offspring or bachelor herds. Males start showing territorial behaviour from the age of five years, but are most dominant from six to nine. The waterbuck cannot tolerate dehydration in hot weather, and thus inhabits areas close to sources of water. Predominantly a grazer, the waterbuck is mostly found on grassland. In equatorial regions, breeding takes place throughout the year, but births are at their peak in the rainy season. The gestational period lasts 7–8 months, followed by the birth of a single calf. (Full article...)
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