Zambia

Did you know?

• 🌊Shares one of the seven natural wonders of the world with Zimbabwe — Victoria Falls, known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, 'The Smoke That Thunders', because the mist rises like a column of smoke visible from miles away.
• 🦁Birthplace of the walking safari — South Luangwa National Park pioneered tracking lions, leopards and elephants on foot instead of from a vehicle, widely considered the rawest safari experience on Earth.
• 🪙One of the world's top copper producers — the orange stripe on the flag specifically represents this mineral wealth (black = the people, green = the forests and farmland).
• 🦅The orange eagle on the flag symbolises the people's ability to rise above difficulties — much like the mist rising above Victoria Falls.
• 🐜Home to some of the largest termite mounds in the world — many grow as tall as a two-storey house (over 6 m / 20 ft) and are sturdy enough that locals hollow them out to use as storage or kilns.
• 🟥The red stripe on the flag represents the nation's struggle for freedom and independence.