Countries API - CountriesDB

Zambia

ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Zambia. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.

About Zambia codes

Need Zambia (ZM) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.

This guide covers ISO 3166-1 identifiers for Zambia. No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are currently listed in CountriesDB for this country.

For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Zambia from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.

ISO codes

  • Alpha-2ZM
  • Alpha-3ZMB
  • Numeric894
  • Independenttrue
  • StatusOfficially assigned

Official subdivisions (0)

No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are listed for this country in CountriesDB.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Zambia?
Zambia uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ZM, alpha-3 ZMB, and numeric 894. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Zambia have?
CountriesDB does not list official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Zambia. Some territories have no ISO 3166-2 entries, or only use the country-level code.
How do I use Zambia country and subdivision data in a form?
Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Zambia, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.

Use Zambia in your app

Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Zambia (ZM) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.