Located in the Southern part of Africa surrounded by eight countries, the Republic of Zambia has no access to the sea except via neighboring countries. Zambia derives its name from one of its major rivers, the Zambezi. Earlier Zambia was called Northern Rhodesia, when under the colonial government, the British. Zambia broke the chain of colonial bondage in 1964 on october 24. Zambia´s 752.614 km2 has a population of about 15 human million.