Zambia has been gleefully picking up the pieces of Zimbabwe’s shattered tourist trade for years but she also has a few delights of her own. The immense Luangwa National Park is now attracting its own devotees and Livingstone town is seeing record numbers of Victoria Falls sightseers.
Capital: Lusaka
Population: 11 million
Currency: Zambian Kwacha
Languages: English, and 73 tribal dialects
Religion: Christians, Muslims and Hindus
Dialling code: +260