How to get a Zambia visa from Swaziland

The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911. It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964. The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river (Zambezi may mean "Grand River").

Around 800,000 tourists visit Zambia every year and most visits are trouble-free. As with many third-world countries, theft and muggings are relatively common, but most incidents are in cities – Lusaka and Livingstone in particular.

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. One of the fastest developing cities in southern Africa, Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft).

The estimated 2019 population of Zambia is 17.86 million, which ranks 65th in the world.