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Military
Branches:
Army, Air Force,
paramilitary forces, Police
Manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 2,102,167
(1999 est.)
Fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,113,174
(1999 est.)
Expenditures—$ figure:
$76 million (1997)
Expenditures—% of GDP:
1.8% (1997)
People
Population:
9,663,535 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 49%
(m 2,381,937; fe 2,355,807)
15-64 years: 49%
(m 2,308,715; fe 2,379,994)
65 years and over: 2%
(m 107,427; fe 129,655)
(1999 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.12% (1999 est.)
Birth rate:
44.51 births/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
Death rate:
22.56 deaths/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
Net migration rate: -
0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 m/fe
under 15 years: 1.01 m/fe
15-64 years: 0.97 m/fe
65 years and over: 0.83 m/fe
total population: 0.99 m/fe
(1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
91.85 deaths/1,000 live births
(1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 36.96 years
male: 36.72 years
female: 37.21 years
(1999 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.35 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian
Ethnic groups:
African 98.7%,
European 1.1%,
other 0.2%
Religions:
Christian 50%-75%,
Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%,
indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages:
English (official), major vernaculars—
Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda,
Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about
70 other indigenous languages
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and up can read/write English
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.6%
female: 71.3%
(1995 est.)
Government
Country name:
conventional long form:
Republic of Zambia
conventional short form:
Zambia
former:
Northern Rhodesia
Data code:
ZA
Government type:
Republic
Capital:
Lusaka
Administrative divisions:
9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt,
Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern,
North-Western, Southern, Western
Independence:
10/24/64 (from UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 24 Oct. (1964)
Constitution:
2 August 1991
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Communications
Telephones:
80,900 (1987 est.)
Telephone system:
Facilities are among the best in Africa
domestic:
High-capacity microwave radio
relay connects most
larger towns and cities
international:
Satellite earth stations—2 Intelsat
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 11, FM 5, shortwave 0
Radios:
1,889,140
TV broadcast stations:
9 (1997)
Televisions:
215,000 (1995 est.)
Transportation
Highways:
total: 39,700 km
paved: 7,265 km
(including 60 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,435 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
2,250 km, including Zambezi and
Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika
Pipelines:
Crude oil 1,724 km
Ports and harbors:
Mpulungu
Airports:
112 (1998 est.)
Airports—Paved:
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1
(1998 est.) |
Geography
Location:
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Geographic coordinates:
15 00 S, 30 00 E
Area:
total: 752,610 sq km
land: 740,720 sq km
water: 11,890 sq km
Area—comparative:
Slightly larger than Texas
Land boundaries:
total: 5,664 km
border countries:
Angola 1,110 km, DRC 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Namibia 233 km,
Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km,
Mozambique 419 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
None (landlocked)
Climate:
Tropical; modified by altitude;
rainy season (Oct. to April)
Terrain:
Mostly high plateau w/
some hills and mountains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m
highest point: unnamed location
in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Natural resources:
Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead,
coal, emeralds, gold, silver,
uranium, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 40%
forests and woodland: 39%
other: 14%
(1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
460 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
Tropical storms (Nov. to April)
Economy
GDP:
Purchasing power parity—
$8.3 billion (1998 est.)
GDP—real growth rate:
-2% (1998 est.)
GDP—per capita:
Purchasing power parity—$880
(1998 est.)
GDP—composition by sector:
agriculture: 23%
industry: 40%
services: 37%
(1997 est.)
Population below poverty line:
86% (1993 est.)
Household income or
consumption by % share:
lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 31.3%
(1993)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
43.9% (1996)
Labor force:
3.4 million
Labor force—by occupation:
Agriculture 85%, mining,
manufacturing, and construction 6%,
transport and services 9%
Unemployment rate:
22% (1991)
Budget:
revenues: $888 million
expenditures: $835 million, including
capital expenditures of $110 million
(1995 est.)
Industries:
Copper mining and processing,
construction, foodstuffs, beverages,
chemicals, textiles, fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate:
3.5% (1996)
Electricity—production:
7.84 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity—by source:
fossil fuel: 0.51%
hydro: 99.49%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1996)
Electricity—consumption:
6.393 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity—exports:
1.47 billion kWh (1996)
Electricity—imports:
23 million kWh (1996)
Agriculture—products:
Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts,
sunflower seed, tobacco, cotton,
sugarcane, cassava (tapioca);
cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, beef,
pork, poultry meat, milk, eggs, hides
Exports:
$905 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Exports—commodities:
Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, tobacco
Exports—partners:
Japan, S. Africa, US, Saudi Arabia,
India, Thailand, Malaysia
(1997)
Imports:
$1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Imports—commodities:
Machinery, transportation equipment,
foodstuffs, fuels, petroleum products,
electricity, fertilizer
Imports—partners:
S. Africa 48%, Saudi Arabia,
UK, Zimbabwe (1997)
Debt—external:
$7.1 billion (1997 est.)
Economic aid—recipient:
$1.991 billion (1995)
Currency:
1 kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee
Exchange rates:
Zambian kwacha (ZK)/US$
1—1,428 (Oct. 1998),
1,333.81 (1997), 1,203.71 (1996),
857.23 (1995), 669.37 (1994)
Fiscal year:
Calendar year
Airports—Unpaved:
total: 100
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 66
under 914 m: 31 |
