ZAMBIA

Zambia became the British Colony of Northern Rhodesia when Cecil John Rhodes' pioneer column moved North in 1890. In 1953, Northern Rhodesia combined with Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) to form a federation. The federation dissolved in 1963 and, in 1964 Zambia achieved independence. In it's first quarter century, Zambia, though nominally a democracy, was ruled by a strong-man president. Democratic elections brought in sweeping changes and Zambia has continued to prosper.

Country

Zambia is largely a country of Mopane and Miombo woodlands. Together with it's broad rivers, floodplains and swamps it offers a tremendous variety of habitats. Zambia shares the famous Victoria Falls and Zambezi Valley with Zimbabwe to the south. The Luangwa Valley is located in the North East of Zambia and Lake Tanganyika in the north. Hunters fly into the centrally located capital city, Lusaka.