Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

   Note: This section last updated 27th June 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

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The official language is English . 38 other languages are spoken. The most widespread are: Bemba (2 000 000 speakers); Kaonde (240 000 speakers); Lala-Bisa (439 000 speakers); Lozi (473 000 speakers); Lunda (220 000 speakers); Luvale (203 000 speakers); Mambwe-Lungu (262 800 speakers); Nsenga (427 000 speakers); Nyanja (989 000 speakers); Nyiha (320 000 speakers); Tonga (990 000 speakers) and Tumbuka (406 000 speakers).

   Note: This section last updated 2nd November 2020

Addresses written in a non-native language will be written in English.

Postal codes are rarely used, and may also be found written to the right of the city name.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

Post office box deliveries may be to P.O. Box or to Private Bag.

The postal code consists of a block of 5 digits. The first two indicate the routing province, the third the routing area, the fourth the delivery area and the final digit indicates the method of delivery.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Zambia - Postal code format

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Zambia - Postal code regular expression

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Zambia - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 19th August 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Zambia for full lists of place names in Zambia in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 24th July 2012

Zambia has 10 provinces :

    Central 
    Copperbelt 
    Eastern 
    Luapula 
    Lusaka 
    Muchinga 
    Northern 
    North-Western 
    Southern 
    Western 

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   Note: This section last updated 29th November 2022

Zambian fixed-line numbers have area codes of 3 digits and subscriber numbers of 6 digits when called from abroad. Mobile numbers have area codes of 2 digits and subscriber numbers of 7 digits. Mobile number area codes are 75-77 or 95-98.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm