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Background: The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with at least two parties filing legal petitions challenging the results. Opposition parties currently hold a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
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Common Name: Zambia
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Local Official Name: Zambia
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Abbreviated Name: Republic of Zambia
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Official Name: Zambia
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Official Script Name: Zambia
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Local Common Name: Zambia
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Former Name: Northern Rhodesia
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Territory of: NA
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Head of State: President Levy MWANAWASA
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Government Type: republic
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Independence: 1964 October 24 (from UK)
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Constitution: 1991 August 2
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National Holiday: Independence Day, 24 October
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International Organization Participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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Administrative Divisions: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
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Dependent Areas: NA
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Legal System: 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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Suffrage: 18 years of age years
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches: Executive Branch:
chief of state: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002); Vice President Enoch KAVINDELE (since 4 May 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002); Vice President Enoch KAVINDELE (since 4 May 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed by the president
election results: Levy MWANAWASA elected president; percent of vote - Levy MWANAWASA 29%, Anderson MAZOKA 27%, Christon TEMBO 13%, Tilyenji KAUNDA 10%, Godfrey MIYANDA 8%, Benjamin MWILA 5%, Michael SATA 3%
Legislative Branch:
unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%, UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%; seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP 1, independents 1; seats not determined 2
Judicial Branch:
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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Party Leaders: Agenda for Zambia or AZ [Inonge MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA]; Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Christon TEMBO]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Liberal Progressive Front or LPF [Roger CHONGWE, president]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Frederick CHILUBA, president]; National Citizens Coalition or NCC [Nevers MUMBA, president]; National Leadership for Development or NLD [Yobert SHAMAPANDE]; National Party or NP [Dr. Sam CHIPUNGU]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Gwendoline Konie]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Francis NKHOMA, president]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Anderson MAZOKA]
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International Disputes: NA
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Illicit Drugs: transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for Southern Africa and possibly Europe; regional money-laundering center
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Location of Zambia: Southern Africa, east of Angola
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Continent: Africa
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Land Area Total: 752,614 sq km
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Region: Southern African |
Land Area Land: 740,724 sq km
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Capitol City: Lusaka
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Land Area Water: 11,890 sq km
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Current:
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Latitude: 015 00 S
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Border Boundary Land: 5,664 km
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Longitude: 030 00 E
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Border Boundary Coastline: 0 km
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Arable Land: 7.00 %
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Pastures: 0.00 %
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Crops: 0.00 %
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Woodlands and Forests: 0.00
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Highest Elevation: 2,301 m
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Location: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills
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Lowest Elevation: 329 m
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Location: Zambezi river
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Largest City in Zambia: Lusaka
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Lusaka Largest City Population: 1,577,000
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Threatened Species: 37
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Environmental Issues: air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks
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Environmental Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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Irrigated Land: 460
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Bordering Countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
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Natural Resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
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Geographical Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
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Comparative Area of Zambia: slightly larger than Texas
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Zambia's Geography: landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe
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General Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
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Natural Hazards: tropical storms (November to April)
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Economic Overview: Despite progress in privatization and budgetary reform, Zambia's economy has a long way to go. Privatization of government-owned copper mines 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. However, low mineral prices have slowed the benefits from privatizing the mines and reduced incentives for further private investment in the sector. In late 2000, Zambia was determined to be eligible for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, but Zambia has not yet finalized its Poverty Reduction Strategy paper. Unemployment rates remain high, but GDP growth should continue at about 4%. Inflation should remain close to 20%.
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GDP: $8,500,000,000 USD
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Currency: Zambian kwacha
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GDP per Capita: $870 USD
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Currency Code: ZMK
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GDP Growth Rate: 3.90 %
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One $USD Equals: %fincurrencyequals% ZMK
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Currency Exchange Rate History: Zambian kwacha per US dollar - 3,848.65 (January 2002), 3,610.94 (2001), 3,110.84 (2000), 2,388.02 (1999), 1,862.07 (1998), 1,314.50 (1997)
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GDP of Agriculture: 24.00 %
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GDP of Industry: 25.00 %
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GDP of Services: 51.00 % |
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Inflation Rate: 21.50 % |
Population in Poverty: 86.00 %
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Unemployment Rate: 50.00 %
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Tourism: 456,000.00 visitors each year
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Consumption by lowest 10%: 1.10 %
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Budget Revenue in USD: $1,200,000,000 USD
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Consumption by upper 10%: 41.00 %
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Budget Expenditures in USD: $1,250,000,000 USD
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Electricity Production: 7,822,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Exports: 1,536,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Consumption: 5,838,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Imports: 100,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Production by Source:
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Fossil Fuel Electricity Production: 0.51%
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Nuclear Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Hydro Electricity Production: 99.49%
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Other Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Oil Production: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
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Oil Consumption: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
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Oil Exports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Exports: 0 cu m
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Oil Imports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Imports: 0 cu m
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Proven Oil Reserves: 0 barrels
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Proven Natural Gas Reserves: 0 cu m
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External Debt: $5,800,000,000 USD |
Received in economic aid: $651,000,000 USD
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Donated in economic aid: $0 USD
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Agricultural Products: corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee
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Primary Industries: copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
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Industrial Growth Rate: 5.10 %
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Import Amount in USD: $12,050,000,000 USD - machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
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Import Partners: South Africa 67.1%, UK 9.8%, Zimbabwe 7.5%, US 5.9%
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Export Amount in USD: $876,000,000 USD - copper 55%, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton
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Export Partners: UK 25.2%, South Africa 24.5%, Switzerland 9.4%, Malawi 7.5%
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GINI Index: 52.60%
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Labor Force Number of People: 3,400,000
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Labor Force by Occupations: agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%
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Radio Broadcast Stations: 28 |
Number of People with Radios: 1,200,000 |
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Television Broadcast Stations: 9 |
Number of People with Televisions: 277,000 |
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Number of People with Mainline Telephones: 130,000 |
Number of People with Mobile Phones: 75,000 |
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Internet Service Providers: 5 |
Internet Users: 15,000 |
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Internet Country Code: .zm |
Newspapers: 14 |
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Two Letter Country Code: ZM |
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Phone Country Code: +260 |
Electricity Voltage: Volts |
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Telephone Systems: general assessment: facilities are aging but still 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; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
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Highways: 0 km |
Railways: 2,157 km
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Gas And Oil Pipelines: 1,724 km |
Waterways: 2,250 km
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Airports: 11 |
Heliports: 0
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Motor Vehicles: 1 per 1,000 people |
CO2 Emissions: 2,455,000 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Per capita CO2 emissions: 0.30 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Merchant Marines: NA
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Ports and Harbors: Mpulungu
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Population: 9,959,037 people type - nationality |
Birth Rate: 41.01 births per 1,000 people |
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Population Density: 14.00 people per sq km |
Death Rate: 21.89 deaths per 1,000 people |
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Population Growth: 1.90% per year |
Fertility Rate per Women: 5.43 babies born per woman |
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Population Male 0-14: 2,357,581 |
Population Female 0-14: 2,335,644 |
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Population Male 15-64: 2,497,360 |
Population Female 15-64: 2,519,227 |
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Population Male 65+: 106,160 |
Population Female 65+: 143,065 |
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Population 0-14: 47.10% |
Literacy Rate: 78.90% |
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Population 15-64: 50.40% |
Literacy rate of Males: 85.70% |
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Population 65+: 2.50% |
Literacy rate of Females: 72.60% |
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Population that is Male: 49.50
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Population that is Female: 50.50% |
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Life expectancy at birth in years: 37.35 years |
Infant mortality rate - baby deaths per 1000 births: 89.39 Babies die per 1,000 births |
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Life expectancy at birth for Males: 37.05 years |
Life expectancy at birth for Females: 37.66 years |
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Rate of AIDS/HIV infection: 19.95%
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Number of people living with AIDS or HIV: 870,000
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Number of people who died of AIDS: 99,000 |
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Diseases:
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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 people: -0.16
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Nationality: ZAMBIAN
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Ethnic Groups: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
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Primary Language: English
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Other Languages: English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
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Primary Religion: Christian
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Other Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Branches: Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces
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Manpower Fit to Serve: NA years
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Manpower Available: 2,313,567 People
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 1,228,385 People
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Amount of Manpower Available each Year: 0 People per year
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Expenditures: $32,500,000 USD per year
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Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: 0.90
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Note: Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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