Zambia

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Country	Zambia
Official Name	Republic of Zambia
Former Name	Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (indigenous occupants began to be displaced or absorbed by migrating tribes about 2,000 years ago; first Bantu-speaking immigrants began in 15th century, greatest [mainly from Luba and Lunda tribes of southern Congo and northern Angola] influx between late 17th and early 19th centuries; Ngoni peoples from south in 19th century; visited by European explorers, missionaries, and traders after the mid-19th century; David Livingstone at Victoria Falls in 1855; Cecil Rhodes obtained a mineral rights concession from local chiefs, Northern [Zambia] and Southern [Zimbabwe] Rhodesia proclaimed British sphere of influence in 1888; territory administered by South Africa Company between 1891 and 1923; Southern Rhodesia annexed and granted self-government in 1923; Northern Rhodesia became British protectorate in 1924; Northern Rhodesia joined Southern Rhodesia and Nyasal and [Malawi] to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland [Central African Federation] in 1953; two-stage election held in October and December 1962; resulted in an African majority in the legislative council and an uneasy coalition between the two African nationalist parties. The council passed resolutions calling for Northern Rhodesia's secession from the federation and demanding full internal self-government under a new constitution and a new national assembly based on a broader, more democratic franchise. Federation dissolved on 31 December 1963; Northern Rhodesia became Republic of Zambia on 24 October 1964.)
Capital	Lusaka
Main Towns	Kabwe, Kasama, Kitwe, Livingstone, Luanshya, Lusaka (pop. approx. 1 million), Mansa, Mufulira, Ndola, Solwezi
Subdivisions	9 provinces: Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Independence	24 October 1964 (from UK)
Constitution	24 August 1991, amended in 1996
National Holiday	Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
UN Membership	1 December 1964
OAU Membership	16 December 1964
Commonwealth	24 October 1964
Other Organisations	In alphabetical order according to abbreviation/acronym: Africa-Caribbean-Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU), African Development Bank (AfDB or AFDB), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Group of 19 (G-19), Group of 77 at the United Nations (G-77), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), International Criminal Court (ICCt - signatory), International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM), International Development Association (IDA), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS), International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), Non Aligned Movement (NAM), Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Southern African Development Community (SADC), United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Universal Postal Union (UPU), World Confederation of Labour (WCL), World Customs Organization (WCO, former Customs Cooperation Council [CCC]), World Health Organisation (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), World Tourism Organisation (WToO), World Trade Organisation (WTrO).
Population	World Bank Figures: 9,687,760 (1999), 9,886,000 (2000), 10,071,836 (2001), 10,244,421 (2002), 10,402,959 (2003) Other Sources: 9,445,723 (July 1995), 9,770,199 (July 2001 est.) 10,307,333 (July 2003 est.) 11,261,795 (July 2005 est.) 11,502,010 (July 2006 estimate)
Area	290,586 sq. mls. (752,614 sq. kms.)
Density	11 per sq.km. (1995)
Highest Point	unnamed (in Mafinga Hills) 7,100 ft. (2,164 m.)
Lowest Point	Zambezi River 1,081 ft. (329 m.)
Neighbours	Angola (W), Malawi (E), Mozambique (SE), Namibia (SW), Zaire (N), Zimbabwe (S)
Life Expectancy	at birth: total population 40.03 years, male 39.76, female 40.31 years (2006 estimate) 46 years (1995), total population: 37.29 years, male: 37.06 years, female: 37.53 years (2001 est.) total population: 35.25 years, male: 35.25 years, female: 35.25 years (2003 est.) total population: 39.7 years male: 39.43 years female: 39.98 years (2005 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate	total: 99.29 deaths/1,000 live births, female: 91.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.), male: 106.58 deaths/1,000 live births total: 88.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 95.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) 86.84 deaths/1000 live births (2006 estimate)
HIV/AIDS	adult prevalence rate: 21.5% (2001 est.) 16.5% (2003 est.) people living with HIV/AIDS: 1.2 million (2001 est.) 920,000 (2003 est.) deaths: 120,000 (2001 est.) 89,000 (2003 est.) IRIN Plus News - HIV/AIDS Treatment Map: Zambia - Updated: Sept 2004 Population: 10.9 million HIV Prevalence Rate (%) 2003 End: 16.5 No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.6 million No. Of People in need of ART: 192,000 No. Of People Currently On ART (Sep 04): 14,000 No. Of People on ART Public Sector: 12,500 No. Of People on ART in Non Govt Programmes: 1,500 No. Of People Exptd to be on ART (2005 End): 100,000 Front Line Drug Regimen: Nevirapine+Lamivudine+Stavudine; Zidovudine+Lamivudine+Nevirapine; Stavudine+lamivzudine+Efavirenz HIV/AIDS Treatment Sites: 53 Global Fund 2 Year Approved Funding (Round 1: approved 02-Dec-03): US$6,614,958.00 Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund: US$3,557,296.00 Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP): US$42 million Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR: US$57.9 million Source: UNDP, UNAIDS, WHO
Adult Literacy Rate	total population: 78.2%, male: 85.6%, female: 71.3% (1995 est.) total population: 80.6%, male: 86.8%, female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
Ethnic Groups	African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%. Bantu - more than 80 groups including: Bemba, Kaonda, Lende, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga
Languages	English (official), Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga and about 70 other indigenous languages
Religions	Christian 85%, (Catholic 21%), Traditional Religion (Animist) 1% small minorites are Muslim (5%), Hindu, Sikh and Baha'i (1.5%)
Type of Government	Republic
President	Rupiah Banda was inaugurated as President on 5th November 2008 after a close-run Presidential Election. He succeeded Levy Mwanawasa who was President from 2 January 2002 until his death on August 19, 2008, having being re-elected 28 September, 2006 (taking 43% of the popular vote ).
Prime Minister	---
Political Parties	Agenda for Zambia (AZ); Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD); Heritage Party (HP); Liberal Progressive Front (LPF); Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD); National Leadership for Development (NLD); National Party (NP); Patriotic Front (PF); Zambian Republican Party (ZRP); Social Democratic Party (SDP); United National Independence Party (UNIP); United Party for National Development (UPND).
Ruling Party	Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
Currency	Kwacha (K, ZMK)(100 ngwee) Zambian kwacha per US dollar - 4,778.9 (2004), 4,733.3 (2003), 4,398.6 (2002), 3,610.9 (2001), 3,110.8 (2000)
GDP	US$443 (1992) US$4,073m (1995) GDP: US$4.5 billion (2004) purchasing power parity - US$9.409 billion (2004 est.) per capit purchasing power parity - US$890 (2002 est.) per capit purchasing power parity - US$900 (2004 est.)
GNP	US$360 (1992) US$400 (1995)
Per Capita Income	Per capita GDP: US$430 (2003) GDP per capita: US$418 (2004)
Population Below Poverty Line	86% (1993)
Land Use	arable land: 7.08% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 92.9% (2001) Irrigated land: 460 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural Resources	copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower, fertile land.
Oil and Natural Gas	Oil production: 0 bbl/day (2001 est.) consumption: 11,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) exports: NA (2001) imports: NA (2001) Pipelines: crude oil 1,724 km Pipelines: oil 771 km (2004)
Military	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,418,776 (2003 est.) males age 18-49: 2,219,739 (2005 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: US$33.46 million, 0.9% of GDP (FY02) US$106.8 million, 1.8% of GDP (2004)
Economic Aid Received	US$651 million (2000 est.) Aid per Capita (World Bank): US$64 (1999), US$80 (2000), US$35 (2001), US$63 (2002), US$54 (2003) Donors provided US$38 million in development assistance to Zambia in 2004. The World Bank is Zambia's largest multilateral donor. Other key multilateral donors include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Union, UN agencies, and the African Development Bank. Counting direct bilateral assistance and assistance through multilateral agencies, the U.S. is Zambia's largest country donor. (Source: US Dept. of State, Background Note, September 2005) Zambia is to receive a US$3.9 bn debt write off after reaching completion point in April 2005 under the IMF-World Bank HIPC initiative.
Debt	Severely indebted (HIPC) World Bank Figures: US$5,001,999,872 (2000), US$4,036,000,000 (2001), US$4,282,899,968 (2002), US$4,519,000,064 (2003) Other Sources: US$6,853m (1995) US$6.5bn (2000) US$5.8 billion (2001) US$5.353 billion (2004 est.) US$4.641 Billion (2005 estimate)
Major Imports	machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing crude oil, refined petroleum products, manufactured goods, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs (2004)
Imports from	South Africa 47.6% UK 12.6% Zimbabwe 4.3% $1.934 billion f.o.b.(2005 estimate) South Africa 65.1%, Zimbabwe 6.5%, UK 3.2%, Tanzania 2.9%, US (2001) South Africa 50.3%, Zimbabwe 13.2%, UAE 5.3% (2004) US$1.519 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Major Exports	copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton copper, cobalt, lead, and zinc, cut vegetables, cotton (2004)
Exports to	South Africa 25.5%, Switzerland 9.2%, Malawi 7.8%, Thailand 7.7% (2001) Tanzania 14.1%, South Africa 13.2%, China 9.1%, Japan 7.9%, Thailand 7.9%, Switzerland 7.3%, Belgium 6.7%, Malaysia 4% (2004) US$1.548 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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