Zambia is a country in the south-central part of Africa, with about 20 million people today. Its capital and biggest city is Lusaka.

Zambia 尚比亞 is a country in the south-central part of Africa是位在非洲中南部的一個國家, with about 20 million people today現在大約有兩千萬人口。 Its capital and biggest city is Lusaka它的首都、也是最大城市，是路沙卡。

It has no coast at all — it is surrounded on every side by other countries, with Zimbabwe to the south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north — so everything it sells must travel by road or rail through a neighbour to reach a port.

It has no coast at all它完全沒有海岸線 — it is surrounded on every side by other countries四周都被其他國家包圍, with Zimbabwe to the south南邊是辛巴威 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north北邊是剛果民主共和國 — so因此 everything it sells must travel by road or rail through a neighbour它賣出去的東西都得經由鄰國的公路或鐵路運送 to reach a port才能到達港口。

Zambia is famous above all for copper. The north of the country holds one of the great copper areas of the world, and for most of the last hundred years the country's money and jobs have risen and fallen with the world price of that one metal. It also shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe, so tourism matters too.

Zambia is famous above all for copper尚比亞最有名的就是銅。 The north of the country holds one of the great copper areas of the world這個國家北部是世界上數一數二的產銅地區, and而 for most of the last hundred years在過去一百年裡的大部分時間, the country's money and jobs have risen and fallen with the world price of that one metal這個國家的財政和就業都隨著這種金屬的世界價格起起落落。 It also shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe它也和辛巴威共有維多利亞瀑布, so所以 tourism matters too觀光業也很重要。

Its history is worth a sentence, because it explains the name. Britain ruled the area and called it Northern Rhodesia, after Cecil Rhodes, a British businessman. When the country became independent in 1964, its people dropped that name and chose Zambia, after the Zambezi river. This is a common pattern in Africa: a new country takes a name from its own land rather than keeping the name of the man who took it.

Its history is worth a sentence它的歷史值得說一句話, because因為 it explains the name這說明了它名字的由來。 Britain ruled the area英國曾統治這個地區 and called it Northern Rhodesia把它叫做北羅德西亞, after Cecil Rhodes這個名字來自塞西爾·羅德斯, a British businessman一位英國商人。 When the country became independent in 1964當這個國家在1964年獨立時, its people dropped that name當地人拋棄了那個名字 and chose Zambia選擇了尚比亞, after the Zambezi river這個名字來自尚比西河。 This is a common pattern in Africa這在非洲是常見的模式: a new country takes a name from its own land新國家會用自己土地的名字, rather than keeping the name of the man who took it而不是保留當初佔領者的名字。

Zambia is a member of the Commonwealth, the group of countries once ruled by Britain. English is the official language there, used in schools and government, alongside many local languages.

Zambia is a member of the Commonwealth尚比亞是大英國協的成員, the group of countries once ruled by Britain大英國協是一群曾被英國統治過的國家組成的。 English is the official language there英語是當地的官方語言, used in schools and government用在學校和政府機關, alongside many local languages和許多當地語言並存。