Zambia

Republic of Zambia

GEOGRAPHY:
Location:----------------- Southern Africa
Area:
Total area:--- 752,610 sq. km
Land area:--- 740,720 sq. km
Capital city:------------- Lusaka
Natural Resources:---------------- Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds,
gold, silver, uranium, hydropower, potential.

PEOPLE:
Population:---------------- 9,460,736
Literacy rate:-------------- 78.2% of total population, (Males:85.6%,
Females:71.3%).
Languages:------------------ English(offical), major vernaculars-Bemba,
kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, tonga, and about 70 other
indigenous languages
Religious:----------------- 50%-75%- Christian, 24%-49%-Muslim and
Hindu, 1%-indigenous beliefs.

VITAL STATISTICS:
Birth rate:------------- 44.37 (per 1,000 population)(1997)
Death rate:------------- 24.18 (per 1,000 population)
Infant Mortality rate:------------ 96.5 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fertility rate:--------------- 6.48 (per woman)
Life Expectancy at birth:
Total population:--- 35.58 (Males:35.58, Females:35.59).

GOVERNMENT:
Type of Government:-------------- Republic
Independence:-------------- October 24, 1964 (from UK)
President:-------------- Frederick Chiluba.

ECONOMY:
GDP:--------------- purchasing power parity - $9.7 billion (1996)
GDP real growth rate:--- 6.4%
GDP per capita:--- $1,060
Inflation rate (consumer prices):------------- 34% (1995)
National budget:
Revenues:--- $888 million
Expenditures:--- $835 mllion
External Debt:-------------- $7.2 billion
Currency:--------------- 1 Zambian kwacha = 100 ngwee.
Labor force:--------------- 3.4 million
Unemployment rate:---------------- 22%
Agriculture:---------------- Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed,
tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava(tapioca); cattle, goats, beef, eggs.
Industries:--------------- Copper mining and processing, construction,
foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer.
Exports:---------------- $975 billion
Commodities:--- Copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco.
Imports:---------------- $990 million
Commodities:--- Machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels,
manufactures.

DEFENCE:
Defence Expenditures:--------------- Exchange rate conversion - $96 million,
2.7% of GDP

Geography:Zambia is a landlocked country located in south central Africa