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Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) was colonized in the 1890s by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), a business group that received a royal charter from the government of Britain in 1888. This charter gave the BSAC and its leader Cecil Rhodes permission to colonize the areas north of the Limpopo river on behalf of Britain. In return for undertaking the expense of colonization, the BSAC was given the right to control all mineral resources found in the new colonies.   

 

POPULATION: 11,862,740 

        Summary: In order for you to not scroll through these pages of information here is a summary to give you the main points.The population in Zambia is 11,862,740, and 99.5% of this population is of the native tribes. These tribes include Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaode, and Lunda. These millions of people speak about 12 different/main languages. Which include, Bemba 30.1%, Nyanja 10.7%, Tonga 10.6%, Lozi 5.1%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2%, Kaonde 2%,
Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7%, English 1.7%, and others for 22.5%. All these languages and people where once a country that was tied down by a different nation. This nation was England. From 1964 to 1964, October 24, Zambia was ruled by England. One of the main reasons the English colonized this country is because of their abundent source of copper. After their independence was gained Zambia developed the government structure Multiparty Democracy-Republic. With that the people there kept the belifes that the English  brought with them which included christianity in which 50%-20% practice it, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, and finally 1% of the population practices their indiginous belifes. In Zambia the health care systems are pretty good but no one has the money to use them. Since no one has the money you can probibly guess that their economy is not doing so well, but this is only partly right. Due to copper mining and corn harvesting the economy is getting ritcher and hopefully in the future the people will benifit from this. My final fact to give you is the climate. In Zambia it is warm all year round but has three distinct seasons, between December to April the weather is hot and wet; from May to August it is cooler and dry; between September and November the conditions are hot and dry.    
0-14 years: 45.1% (male 2,685,142/female 2,659,771)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 3,122,305/female 3,116,846)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 114,477/female 164,199) (2010 est.)
 
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total: 16.5 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 16.6 years (2010 est.)
 
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1.631% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
 
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40.24 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
 
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21.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
 
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-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
 
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urban population: 35% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
 
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
 
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total: 101.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 8
male: 105.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 96.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
 
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total population: 38.63 years
country comparison to the world: 223
male: 38.53 years
female: 38.73 years (2010 est.)
 
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5.07 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
 
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15.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
 
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1.1 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
 
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56,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
 
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
 
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noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian
 
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African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)
 
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
 
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Bemba 30.1% (official), Nyanja 10.7% (official), Tonga 10.6% (official), Lozi 5.7% (official), Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2% (official), Kaonde 2% (official), Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7% (official), English 1.7% (official), other 22.5% (2000 Census)
 
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
 
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total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2000)
 
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2% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 167
  
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Government ::Zambia
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conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
 
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republic
 
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name: Lusaka
geographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
 
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9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
 
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24 October 1964 (from the UK)
 
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Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
 
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24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits
 
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based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
 
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18 years of age; universal
 
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chief of state: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008); note - President BANDA was acting president during the illness leading up to the death of President Levy MWANAWASA on 18 August 2008, he was then elected president on 30 October 2008 to serve out the remainder of MWANAWASA's term; the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 October 2008 (next to be held in 2011); vice president appointed by the president; note - due to the death of former President Levy MWANAWASA, early elections were held to identify a replacement to serve out the remainder of his term
election results: Rupiah BANDA elected president; percent of vote - Rupiah BANDA 40.1%, Michael SATA 38.1%, Hakainde HICHILEMA 19.7%, Godfrey MIYANDA 0.8%, other 1.3%
 
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unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are elected by popular vote, 8 members appointed by the president, to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held on 28 September 2006 (next to be held in October 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats not determined 2
 
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Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)
 
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Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [vacant]; Party of Unity for Democracy and Development or PUDD [Dan PULE]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Reform Party [Nevers MUMBA]; United Democratic Alliance or UDA (a coalition of RP, ZADECO, PUDD, and ZRP); United Liberal Party or ULP [Sakwiba SIKOTA]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or ZADECO [Langton SICHONE]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]
 
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NA
 
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
 
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chief of mission: Ambassador Shelia Z. SIWELA
chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719
FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826
 
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chief of mission: Ambassador Donald E. BOOTH
embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka
mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone: [260] (211) 250-955
FAX: [260] (211) 252-225
 
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green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems
 
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Economy ::Zambia
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Zambia's economy has experienced strong growth in recent years, with real GDP growth in 2005-08 about 6% per year. Privatization of government-owned copper mines in the 1990s relieved the government from covering mammoth losses generated by the industry and greatly improved the chances for copper mining to return to profitability and spur economic growth. Copper output has increased steadily since 2004, due to higher copper prices and foreign investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, consisting of approximately USD 6 billion in debt relief. Poverty remains a significant problem in Zambia, despite a stronger economy. The decline in world commodity prices and demand hurt GDP growth in 2009, but a sharp rebound in copper prices and a bumper maize crop have helped Zambia begin to recover. Lack of economic diversity subjects Zambia to fluctuations in copper prices and in the weather.
 
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$18.46 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
$17.37 billion (2008 est.)
$16.43 billion (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
 
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$13 billion (2009 est.)
 
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6.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
5.7% (2008 est.)
6.2% (2007 est.)
 
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$1,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
$1,500 (2008 est.)
$1,400 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
 
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agriculture: 19.7%
industry: 32.4%
services: 47.9% (2009 est.)
 
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5.398 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
 
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agriculture: 85%
industry: 6%
services: 9% (2004)
 
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50% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
 
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86% (1993)
 
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lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)
 
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50.8 (2004)
country comparison to the world: 21
52.6 (1998)
 
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20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
 
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revenues: $2.308 billion
expenditures: $2.777 billion (2009 est.)
 
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25.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
28.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
 
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13.4% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
12.4% (2008 est.)
 
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14.49% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 29
11.73% (31 December 2007)
 
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19.06% (31 December 2008)
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18.89% (31 December 2007)
 
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$1.034 billion (31 December 2008)
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$995.8 million (31 December 2007)
 
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$1.618 billion (31 December 2008)
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$1.709 billion (31 December 2007)
 
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$2.138 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 97
$1.968 billion (31 December 2007)
 
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$NA (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 92
$2.346 billion (31 December 2007)
$1.186 billion (31 December 2006)
 
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corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
 
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copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
 
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11% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
 
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9.752 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
 
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8.838 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
 
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268 million kWh (2007)
 
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222 million kWh (2008 est.)
 
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159.5 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
 
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16,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
 
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275 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
 
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14,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
 
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0 bbl
country comparison to the world: 105
 
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
 
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
 
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
 
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
 
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
 
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-$102 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
-$618.9 million (2008 est.)
 
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$4.375 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
$4.957 billion (2008 est.)
 
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copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
 
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China 21.37%, Saudi Arabia 8.93%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.55%, South Korea 8.32%, Egypt 8.08%, South Africa 6.96%, India 5% (2009)
 
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$3.735 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$4.555 billion (2008 est.)
 
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machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
 
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South Africa 51.78%, UAE 7.7%, China 5.85%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.22% (2009)
 
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$2.562 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$1.096 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
 
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$3.313 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$3.095 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
 
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Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 5,237.4 (2009), 3,512.9 (2008), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005)
 
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Communications ::Zambia
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90,600 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 146
 
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3.539 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 99
 
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general assessment: among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel
 
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state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 1 TV station and is the principal local-content provider; several private TV stations are available; multi-channel subscription TV services are obtainable; ZNBC operates 3 radio networks; about 2 dozen private radio stations also broadcasting; relays of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2007)
 
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.zm
 
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14,951 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 109
 
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700,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 100
 
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Transportation ::Zambia
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94 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 64
 
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total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)
 
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total: 86
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 18 (2010)
 
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oil 771 km (2009)
 
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total: 2,157 km
country comparison to the world: 71
narrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gauge
note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2008)
 
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total: 91,440 km
country comparison to the world: 55
paved: 20,117 km
unpaved: 71,323 km (2001)
 
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2,250 km; (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2008)
country comparison to the world: 40
 
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Mpulungu
 
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Military ::Zambia
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Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Zambian Army, Zambian Air Force, National Service (2009)
 
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18-27 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; mandatory HIV testing upon enlistment (2009)
 
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males age 16-49: 2,824,372
females age 16-49: 2,685,883 (2010 est.)
 
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males age 16-49: 1,401,481
females age 16-49: 1,274,583 (2010 est.)
 
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male: 151,586
female: 150,839 (2010 est.)
 
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1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
 
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Transnational Issues ::Zambia
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in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river
 
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refugees (country of origin): 42,565 (Angola); 60,874 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,100 (Rwanda) (2007)
 
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transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis
 
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conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
 
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republic
 
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name: Lusaka
geographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
 
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9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
 
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24 October 1964 (from the UK)
 
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Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
 
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24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits
 
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based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
 
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18 years of age; universal
 
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chief of state: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008); note - President BANDA was acting president during the illness leading up to the death of President Levy MWANAWASA on 18 August 2008, he was then elected president on 30 October 2008 to serve out the remainder of MWANAWASA's term; the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 October 2008 (next to be held in 2011); vice president appointed by the president; note - due to the death of former President Levy MWANAWASA, early elections were held to identify a replacement to serve out the remainder of his term
election results: Rupiah BANDA elected president; percent of vote - Rupiah BANDA 40.1%, Michael SATA 38.1%, Hakainde HICHILEMA 19.7%, Godfrey MIYANDA 0.8%, other 1.3%
 
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unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are elected by popular vote, 8 members appointed by the president, to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held on 28 September 2006 (next to be held in October 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats not determined 2
 
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Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)
 
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Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [vacant]; Party of Unity for Democracy and Development or PUDD [Dan PULE]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Reform Party [Nevers MUMBA]; United Democratic Alliance or UDA (a coalition of RP, ZADECO, PUDD, and ZRP); United Liberal Party or ULP [Sakwiba SIKOTA]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or ZADECO [Langton SICHONE]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]
 
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
 
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chief of mission: Ambassador Shelia Z. SIWELA
chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719
FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826
 
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chief of mission: Ambassador Donald E. BOOTH
embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka
mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone: [260] (211) 250-955
FAX: [260] (211) 252-225
 
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green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems
 
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0-14 years: 45.1% (male 2,685,142/female 2,659,771)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 3,122,305/female 3,116,846)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 114,477/female 164,199) (2010 est.)
 
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total: 16.5 years
male: 16.5 years
female: 16.6 years (2010 est.)
 
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1.631% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
 
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40.24 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
 
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21.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
 
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-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
 
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urban population: 35% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
 
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
 
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total: 101.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 8
male: 105.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 96.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
 
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total population: 38.63 years
country comparison to the world: 223
male: 38.53 years
female: 38.73 years (2010 est.)
 
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5.07 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
 
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15.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
 
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1.1 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
 
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56,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
 
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
 
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noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian
 
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African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)
 
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
 
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Bemba 30.1% (official), Nyanja 10.7% (official), Tonga 10.6% (official), Lozi 5.7% (official), Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2% (official), Kaonde 2% (official), Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7% (official), English 1.7% (official), other 22.5% (2000 Census)
 
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
 
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total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2000)
 
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2% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 167
 
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                                                                 Artist’s Statement

                                                                      by Ben Dever 

My mask represent wonderful animal called hippo. The hippo is one of the indigenous

animals in Zambia. These animals are plentiful in Zambia’s many waterways and often

groups of over 60 can be seen in one spot. The color light orange and brown on the mask

represent the color of this creature. It is the third largest living land mammal. They usually

live in rivers swamps and in protected areas.  The body of the hippo is completely hairless,

except the mouth and the tip of the tail. Most of their day they spend in the water or mud

to keep them selves cool. They move easy in the water by kicking their hind legs or walking

on the bottom. It can stay under water about 6 minutes. They also get more aggressive as

they get bigger. Their chief predators are people, who may hunt hippos for their meat,

hides and ivory teeth.

 

Poor Life

by Ben Dever

 

I am surprisingly sorrowful for people that are alive for 35 to 37 years

I wonder how people feel after being colonized

I hear the gorgeous sounds of attractive, famous Victoria Falls

I see marvelous National Museum with a lot of fascinating historical items

I want the end to the terrible disease called AIDS

I am surprisingly sorrowful for people that are alive for 35 to 37 years.

 

I feel the slightly warm wind passes across my country all year round

I touch the beautiful hairy buffalo for the first time ever with my little shaky hand

I smell the fresh food that is creatively made by African hands

I worry about people without jobs and people who are living in cobwebby, nasty houses

I cry that they still face steep challenges from poverty, tuberculosis and AIDS

I am surprisingly sorrowful for people that are alive for 35 to 37 years.

 

I understand that my country is economically speaking an upcoming country in southern Africa

I say that my country rightfully believes in different Gods

I dream about stopping awful diseases and making the country healthy as possible

I try to become independent and conclusively I execute it

I hope I will keep my tremendous country from being harmed or stolen and make it grow strongly.

I am Zambia.

 

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The famous river Victorie Falls

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700,000 of children having both parents died of AIDS.

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Artist’s Statement

By Madeleine Langston

My mask incorporates the bad things, the good things, and the middle things about my country. A blue line snakes around my face turning and twisting like the ancient river it is, this river separates Zambia from the countries around it.  Blue and white covers my whole face, showing the one mile of cascading water called Victoria Falls. HIV and AIDS needles pierce my eyelids, symbolizing the abundant numbers in which people die from it every day.  Pitch black tears pin prick my eyes, showing that illnesses and crime rates are major.  Corn lies across my forehead; this may be the savior of my country.  Copper lines my eyes and emeralds, gold, and silver, spot the bottoms of my eyelids, giving the illusion that these riches are abundant enough to save my country’s economy.  The sun on my cheek represents the climate and how the unrelenting gaze of the sun never stops.  The mountains on the other show the rolling hills that infest the Earth of my country. Blue, Red, and White Cross each other painting the image of the British flag, symbolizing the independence from the Britain.  Green feathers and black tails curl out from the edges of my eyes, showing that many birds and animals live there.   My country is one of peace and war.  My county is Zambia.

 

Comments (5)

soccerorski.mads@... said

at 9:19 am on Sep 30, 2010

hi ben!!!!!!

soccerorski.mads@... said

at 9:30 am on Sep 30, 2010

can you try and find some videos on zambia???? that would be helpful!!!!

ben said

at 11:56 am on Sep 30, 2010

Hi Maddie!!! I`m gonna try to.

Tess Joy said

at 6:32 pm on Sep 30, 2010

Haha you guys have alot of interesting info and videos. Great Job you guys!

soccerorski.mads@... said

at 5:02 pm on Oct 27, 2010

thanks!!!!!!!!!!
and nice videos Ben!!!!!!!!!!!

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