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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, east of Angola
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,664 km, Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km,Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 9,445,723 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.7% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 45.47 births/1,000 population Death rate: 18.42 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 86 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.62 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2% Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% Languages: English (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Lusaka Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK) Constitution: 2 August 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.9 billion National product real growth rate: 4% National product per capita: $860 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 89% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |