| Country (long form) |
Republic of Zambia |
| Capital |
Lusaka |
| Total Area |
290,585.89 sq mi
752,614.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Texas) |
| Population |
9,582,418 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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 |
37.08 male, 37.41 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee |
| GDP (per capita) |
$880 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer |
| Agriculture |
corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, beef, pork, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee |
| Arable Land |
7% |
| Natural Resources |
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
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