Map of Zambia

Republic of Zambia

Zambia is located in Southern Africa. Below you can see where Zambia sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Lusaka.

Where Zambia is located

Outline of Zambia

Political map of Zambia and neighboring countries — Political map: Zambia and its neighbors

Reference map of Zambia (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Relief map of Zambia — physical geographyBy Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Location map of ZambiaBy NordNordWest · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Zambia on the globeBy Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

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Administrative divisions of Zambia

Zambia is divided into 10 provinces.

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

Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

Where is Zambia?

Zambia lies in Southern Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 13.13° S, 27.85° E, and the capital, Lusaka, is at 15.42° S, 28.28° E.

With 752,612 km², it is the 17th-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 3.1 times the size of the United Kingdom.

Zambia lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

Zambia is landlocked, with no coastline. See all landlocked countries.

Neighbouring countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.

Geography of Zambia

Continent: Africa
Region: Southern Africa
Area: 752,612 km²
Geographic centre: 13.13° S, 27.85° E
Capital (Lusaka): 15.42° S, 28.28° E
Size rank in Africa: 17 of 54
Highest point: Mafinga Central (2,339 m)
Land borders: 8

Bordering countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola.