$Unique_ID{COW04184} $Pretitle{275} $Title{Zambia Statistical Profile of Zambia} $Subtitle{} $Author{Central Intelligence Agency} $Affiliation{United States Government} $Subject{km rate million copper national october population total years } $Date{1990} $Log{National Anthem*77300010.aud Map of Zambia*0418401.scf Flag of Zambia*0418402.scf } Country: Zambia Book: CIA World Factbook Author: Central Intelligence Agency Affiliation: United States Government Date: 1990 [Hear National Anthem] [See Map of Zambia] [See Flag of Zambia] Statistical Profile of Zambia Geography Total area: 752,610 km2; land area: 740,720 km2 Comparative area: slightly larger than Texas Land boundaries: 5,664 km total; Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km Coastline: none--landlocked Maritime claims: none--landlocked Disputes: short section of boundary with Zaire is indefinite; quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika is indefinite pending settlement of the Zaire-Zambia boundary Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains Natural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower potential Land use: 7% arable land; NEGL% permanent crops; 47% meadows and pastures; 27% forest and woodland; 19% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification Note: landlocked People Population: 7,875,448 (July 1989), growth rate 3.0% (1989) Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1989) Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1989) Net migration rate: - 7 migrants/1,000 population (1989) Infant mortality rate: 83 deaths/1,000 live births (1989) Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 57 years female (1989) Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1989) Nationality: noun--Zambian(s); adjective--Zambian Ethnic divisions: 98.7% African, 1.1% European, 0.2% other Religion: 50-75% Christian, 1% Muslim and Hindu, remainder indigenous beliefs Language: English (official); about 70 indigenous languages Literacy: 54% Labor force: 2,455,000; 85% agriculture; 6% mining, manufacturing, and construction; 9% transport and services Organized labor: about 238,000 wage earners are unionized Government Long-form name: Republic of Zambia Type: one-party state Capital: Lusaka Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK; formerly Northern Rhodesia) Constitution: 25 August 1973 Legal system: based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction National holiday: Independence Day, 24 October (1964) Branches: modified presidential system; unicameral legislature (National Assembly); judiciary Leaders: Dr. Kenneth David KAUNDA, President (since October 1964); Malimba MASHEKE, Prime Minister (since March 1989) Suffrage: universal at age 18 Elections: general election held 26 October 1988; next general election scheduled for 1993 Political parties and leaders: United National Independence Party (UNIP), Kenneth Kaunda; former opposition party banned in December 1972 when one-party state proclaimed Voting strength: (1988 election) 54% of eligible voters participated; Kaunda, the only candidate for president, received a 95.5% yes vote; National Assembly seats were contested by vetted members of UNIP Communists: no Communist party Member of: AfDB, CCC, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, INTERPOL, IPU, ITU, NAM, OAU, SADCC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation: Charge d'Affaires Lazarous KAPAMBWE; Chancery at 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202) 265-9717 through 9721; US--Ambassador Jeffrey DAVIDOW; Embassy at corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka (mailing address is P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka); telephone [2601] 214911 Flag: green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag Economy Overview: For more than a decade the economy has been in severe recession with rising unemployment, declining imports, and growing foreign debt. Economic difficulties stem from a sustained drop in copper prices, declining copper production, four years of drought, and ineffective economic policies. In 1987 real GDP stood only slightly higher than that of 10 years before, while an annual population growth of more than 3% has brought a decline in per capita GDP of 25% during the same period. A high inflation rate has also added to Zambia's economic woes in recent years. GDP: $2.0 billion, per capita $240; real growth rate - 0.2% (1987) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 58.0% (1987) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues $540 million; expenditures $787 million, including capital expenditures of $36 million (1987 est.) Exports: $866 million (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco; partners--EC, Japan, South Africa, US Imports: $765 million (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures; partners--EC, Japan, South Africa, US External debt: $5 billion (July 1988) Industrial production: growth rate - 0.7% (1986) Electricity: 1,900,000 kW capacity; 8,244 million kWh produced, 1,090 kWh per capita (1988) Industries: copper mining and processing, transport, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, and fertilizer Agriculture: corn, tobacco, cotton; net importer of most major agricultural products Aid: NA Currency: Zambian kwacha (plural--kwacha); 1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee Exchange rates: Zambian kwacha (ZK) per US $1--9.8814 (December 1988), 8.2237 (1988), 8.8889 (1987), 7.3046 (1986), 2.7137 (1985) Fiscal year: calendar year Communications Railroads: 1,266 km, all 1.067-meter gauge; 13 km double track Highways: 36,370 km total; 6,500 km paved, 7,000 km crushed stone, gravel, or stabilized soil; 22,870 km improved and unimproved earth Inland waterways: 2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake Tanganyika Pipelines: 1,724 km crude oil Ports: Mpulungu (lake port) Civil air: 10 major transport aircraft Airports: 125 total, 108 usable; 13 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 19 with runways 1,220-2,439 m Telecommunications: facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; high-capacity radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; 71,700 telephones; stations--9 AM, 2 FM, 11 TV; satellite stations--1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean Defense Forces Branches: Army, Air Force, Police, Paramilitary Military manpower: males 15-49, 1,632,229; 856,014 fit for military service Military budget: NA