| Terrain Zambia :
| mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
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| Natural hazards Zambia :
| periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
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| Environment current issues Zambia :
| air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks
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| Environment international agreements party to Zambia :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
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| Geography note Zambia :
| landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe
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| Flag description Zambia :
| green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag
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| Agriculture products Zambia :
| corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee
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| Industries Zambia :
| copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
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