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Zambia was known as 'Northern Rhodesia' from 1911 to 1964 before being renamed in October 1964.

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Zambia

Population
21.9M
Area
752,612 km²
Capital
Lusaka
Continent
Africa
62nd most populous country in the world

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west.

From the “Etymology” section

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