Zambia

Geography

Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola. Area: 752,614 sq. km. Prin­cipal cities: Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira. Tourist attractions: Kafue National Park, South Luangwa National Park, and Victoria Falls. Time zone: GMT + 2 hours.

People

Population: 11,477,447 (July 2007 est.). Population growth rate:
1.664% (2007 est.). Sex ratio: 0.994 ma!e(s)/female (2007 est.). Religions: Christian, Muslim and Hindu, indigenous beliefs. Languages: English (official), Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, about 70 other indigenous languages. Literacy rate: Total 80.6%, Male 86.8%, Female 74.8% (2003 est.). Infant mortality rate: 100.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.). Life expectancy: Total 38.44 years, Male 38.34 years, Female 38.54 years (2007 est.).

Government

Capital: Lusaka. National anthem:
Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free. Government type: Republic. In­dependence: 24 October 1964 (from UK). Legal system: Based on English common law and customary law. Ex­ecutive branch: Chief of state: President Levy Mwanawasa (since September 2006). The president is both the chief of state and head of government. Legislative branch: Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly with 150 seats. Judicial branch: Supreme court High Court.

Economy

Currency: Zambian kwacha. Cur­rency conversion: Zambian Kwacha per Indian rupee—93.4869 (June 2007 est.)- GDP: Purchasing power parity— $1 1.64 billion {2006 est.). GDP—real growth rate: 5.8% (2006 est.). GDP—per capita: Purchasing power parity—$1,000 (2006 est.). Inflation rate: 8.8% (2006 est.). Exports: $3,928 billion f.o.b. {2006 est.). Im­ports: $3,092 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.). External debt: $4,397 billion (2006 est.).

Transport and Communications

Railways: 2,173 km. Roads: 91,440 km. Airports: Lusaka International Air­port. Telephones: 94.700 (2005). Mobile cellular: 946,600 (2005). Internet users: 231,000 (2005). Internet country code: ,zm. ISD code: 967.