Zambia Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Zambia, civil time is represented by Africa/Lusaka, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +260, and the country-code domain is .zm.
Zambia time right now
Civil time reference
Zambia is represented here using Africa/Lusaka.
Driving side
Left side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Zambia.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type D
3 round pins in a triangular pattern
Type G
3 rectangular pins
How Zambia is identified internationally
For Zambia, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Zambia practical data table
| Field | Zambia | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Africa/Lusaka | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +260 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .zm | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | ZM | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | ZMB | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 894 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Zambia's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +260, ccTLD .zm, time-zone reference Africa/Lusaka, and identify the authority used for each claim.