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| Country |
: |
Republic of Zambia |
| Capital |
: |
Lusaka |
| Total Area |
: |
290,585.89 sq mi
752,614.00 sq km
(slightly larger than
Texas) |
| Population |
: |
9,770,199 (July 2001 est.)
Note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this
can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates,
lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population
by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
20,288,861 |
| Languages |
: |
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi,
Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous
languages |
| Literacy |
: |
78.2% total, 85.6% male, 71.3% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous
beliefs 1% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
37.06 male, 37.53 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$880 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs,
beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer |
| Agriculture |
: |
Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables,
flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs,
poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee |
| Arable Land |
: |
7% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver,
uranium, hydropower |
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