President: Michael Chilufya Sata (2011) Land area:
285,994 sq mi (740,724 sq km); total area: 290,586 sq mi (sq
km) Population (2011 est.): 13,881,336
(growth rate: 3.062%); birth rate: 44.08/1000; infant mortality rate:
66.6/1000; life expectancy: 52.36. Capital and largest city (2009
est.): Lusaka(capital) 1.413 million Monetary unit: Kwacha Republic of Zambia Current
government officials Languages: Bemba (official) 30.1%, Nyanja (official) 10.7%, Tonga (official) 10.6%, Lozi (official) 5.7%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (official) 2.2%, Kaonde (official) 2%, Lala 2%, Luvale (official) 1.7%, English (official) 1.7%, other 22.5% (2000 Census) Ethnicity/race: 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) Religions: Christian 50%–75%, Islam and Hindu 24%–49%, indigenous
beliefs 1% Literacy rate: 81% (2003
est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP
(2010 est.): $20.04 billion; per capita $1,500. Real growth
rate: 7.6%. Inflation: 8.5%. Unemployment: 14%
(2006 est.). Arable land: 7%. Agriculture: corn,
sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco,
cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs,
poultry, milk, eggs, hides. Labor force: 5.46 million (2010);
agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9% (2004). Industries: copper
mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals,
textiles, fertilizer, horticulture. Natural resources: copper,
cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower.
Exports: $7.251 billion (2010 est.): copper/cobalt 64%,
cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton. Imports: $4.71
billion (2010 est.): machinery, transportation equipment,
petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing.
Major trading partners: South Africa, China, Switzerland,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuwait (2010).
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 90,100 (2010); mobile cellular: 4.947 million (2010). Broadcast media: 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). Internet Service
Providers (ISPs): 14,771 (2010). Internet users: 816,200 (2009). Transportation: Railways:
total: 2,157 km km (2006). Highways: total: 91,440 km; paved:
20,117 km ; unpaved: 71,323 km (2001 est.). Waterways: 2,250
km, including Zambezi and Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika. Ports
and harbors: Mpulungu. Airports: 94 (2010). International conflicts: dormant dispute
remains where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundaries
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