Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Zambia We advise caution when travelling to Zambia. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Zambia shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Zambia), the Advisory Index is 3.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7), Zimbabwe (3.2), Malawi (3), Mozambique (3), Tanzania (3), Angola with 2.8 and Namibia with 2.8 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Zambia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Zambia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Zambia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Zambia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution when travelling to the border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Mozambique due to the risk of landmines. The local authorities can provide advice on affected areas. We advise New Zealanders to exercise increased caution elsewhere in Zambia also (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise normal precautions in Zambia. Read the country information page for additional information about travel to Zambia.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Zambia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 3.2 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Zambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Zambia changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Zambia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Zambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Zambia changed from 2.0 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 2.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government removed their warning for Zambia with a previous rating of 0.0.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 1.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Zambia with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 0.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government removed their warning for Zambia with a previous rating of 0.0.
Zambia with its capital Lusaka is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly larger than Texas (752,614 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The climate can be described as tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April). The landscape is mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains. With a population of about 11.67 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Lusaka |
| Population | about 11.67 million |
| Size | 752.614 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Texas |
| Common languages | Belarusian, English, Lao, Luba-Katanga, Nyanja, Tonga |
| Currency | Kwacha (short: ZMK) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +260 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .zm |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ZM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ZMB |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 894 |
These are problems Zambia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Zambia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Zambia.
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Zambia is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Zambia.
Visiting the country Zambia is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Zambia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Zambia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Zambia.
Zambia has a size of 752,614 km² or 290,586 mi² which is slightly larger than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Zambia and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7)
Zimbabwe (3.2)
Malawi (3.0)
Mozambique (3.0)
Tanzania (3.0)
Angola (2.8)
Namibia (2.8)
South Africa (Africa)
Mayotte (Africa)
Andorra (Europe)