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The '''Republic of Zambia''' | The '''Republic of Zambia''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|æ|m|b|i|ə}} is a [[landlocked country]] in [[Southern Africa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |title=United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49) |publisher=Unstats.un.org |date=31 October 2013 |accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> neighbouring the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, [[Tanzania]] to the north-east, [[Malawi]] to the east, [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Botswana]] and [[Namibia]] to the south, and [[Angola]] to the west. The capital city is [[Lusaka]], in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the [[Copperbelt Province]] to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country. | ||
Originally inhabited by [[Khoisan]] peoples, the region was affected by the [[Bantu expansion]] of the thirteenth century. After visits by [[European exploration of Africa|European explorers]] in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British protectorate of [[Northern Rhodesia]] towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the [[British South Africa Company]]. | Originally inhabited by [[Khoisan]] peoples, the region was affected by the [[Bantu expansion]] of the thirteenth century. After visits by [[European exploration of Africa|European explorers]] in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British protectorate of [[Northern Rhodesia]] towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the [[British South Africa Company]]. | ||
