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Flag of Zambia

Zambia

Flag

Adopted: 1964

The flag features a green field with a black horizontal stripe bordered by red and orange, and an orange eagle in flight on the upper hoist side.

Flag fun fact: The eagle on Zambia's flag represents freedom and the nation's aspirations, adopted at independence in 1964.

Colors

greenblackredorangewhite

Design elements

stripesanimalemblem

Flag family: Pan-African

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Country context

Capital city: Lusaka

Southern Africa · Africa

Independent from United Kingdom · 1964

British

Presidential Republic

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Landlocked country

Currency

Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) →

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