Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/260.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Zambia, click {z,"21.552784,-18.770346,35.961739,-7.645090",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Southern Africa, east of Angola

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 752,610 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 740,720 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly larger than Texas

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 5,664 km
{3}border countries:{4} Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km,
Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 0 km (landlocked)

{2}Maritime claims:{4} none (landlocked)

{2}International disputes:{4} quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement;
Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it has been
informally reported that the indefinite section of the Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled

{2}Climate:{4} tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

{2}Terrain:{4} mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
{3}lowest point:{4} Zambezi river 329 m
{3}highest point:{4} in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
potential

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 7%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 0%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 47%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 27%
{3}other:{4} 19%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 320 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region;
poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros and elephant populations; deforestation; soil erosion;
desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks

{2}natural hazards:{4} tropical storms (November to April)

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands;
signed, but not ratified - Desertification

{2}Geographic note:{4} landlocked


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 9,159,072 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 49% (male 2,272,981; female 2,244,403)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 48% (male 2,157,106; female 2,256,935)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 3% (male 110,433; female 117,214) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 2.11% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 44.73 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 23.65 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.01 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.96 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.94 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 96.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 36.31 years
{3}male:{4} 36.15 years
{3}female:{4} 36.46 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 6.55 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Zambian(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Zambian

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%

{2}Religions:{4} Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

{2}Languages:{4} English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja,
Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write in English (1995 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 78.2%
{3}male:{4} 85.6%
{3}female:{4} 71.3%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Republic of Zambia
{3}conventional short form:{4} Zambia
{3}former:{4} Northern Rhodesia

{2}Type of government:{4} republic

{2}Capital:{4} Lusaka

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern,
North-Western, Southern, Western

{2}Independence:{4} 24 October 1964 (from UK)

{2}National holiday:{4} Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

{2}Constitution:{4} 2 August 1991

{2}Legal system:{4} 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

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
chief of state and head of government: President Frederick CHILUBA (since 31 October 1991)
elected for a five-year term by popular vote; Vice President General Godfrey MIYANDA (since NA
August 1994) appointed by the president; election last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held
October 1996); results - Frederick CHILUBA 84%, Kenneth KAUNDA 16%
{3}cabinet:{4} Cabinet, appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
National Assembly: elections last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held October 1996); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (150 total) MMD 125, UNIP 25; note - the MMD's majority
was weakened by the defection of 13 of its parliamentary members during 1993 and the defeat of
its candidates in four of the resulting byelections

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Supreme Court, justices are appointed by the president

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Frederick CHILUBA;
United National Independence Party (UNIP), Kenneth KAUNDA; National Party (NP), Humphrey
MULEMBIA; Labor Party (LP), Chibiza MFUNI; Zambia Democratic Congress (ZDC), Dean
MUNG'OMBA; Liberal Progressive Front (LPF), Roger CHONGWE, president

{2}International organization participation:{4} ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM,
OAU, SADC, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WToO, WTrO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Dunstan Weston KAMANA
{3}chancery:{4} 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone] through 9719
{3}FAX:{4} [1] [phone]

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Roland K. KUCHEL
{3}embassy:{4} corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka
{3}mailing address:{4} P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
{3}telephone:{4} [260] (1) 250-955, 252-230
{3}FAX:{4} [260] (1) 252-225

{2}Flag:{4} 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


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} Despite continuing progress in privatization and budgetary reform, Zambia's
economy is showing little improvement. Inflation, while slowing somewhat, continues to be a major
concern to the CHILUBA government. Four of Zambia's 20 banks collapsed in 1995, and the
nation's debt stood at about $7 billion. Zambia's copper mining sector, which accounts for over
80% of the nation's foreign currency intake, is struggling. Production rates are down as are world
copper prices. Food production is insufficient to meet the country's needs due to previous
droughts and an end to government subsidization of agriculture. While the government's economic
program aims for 6% growth in each of the next three years, a growth rate of 3-5% is more likely.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $8.9 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $900 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 32%
{3}industry:{4} 22%
{3}services:{4} 46% (1994 est.)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 55% (1994 est.)

{2}Labor force:{4} 3.4 million
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 85%, mining, manufacturing, and construction 6%, transport and
services 9%

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 22% (1991)

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $665 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $767 million, including capital expenditures of $300 million (1991 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles,
fertilizer

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} -1% (1992)

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 2,440,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 7.8 billion kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 650 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava
(tapioca); cattle, goats, beef, eggs

{2}Illicit drugs:{4} increasingly a regional transshipment center for methaqualone and heroin

{2}Exports:{4} $1.075 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco
{3}partners:{4} EU countries, Japan, South Africa, US, India, Thailand, Malaysia

{2}Imports:{4} $845 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures
{3}partners:{4} EU countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, US

{2}External debt:{4} $7 billion (1995 est.)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $734 million (1993)

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Zambian kwacha (ZK) per US$1 - 909.09 (December 1995), 833.33 (1995),
769.23 (1994), 434.78 (1993), 156.25 (1992), 61.7284 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2,164 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)
{3}note:{4} the total includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which
operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and New Kapiri
M'poshi where it connects to the Zambia Railways system; TAZARA is not a part of Zambia
Railways

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 37,359 km
{3}paved:{4} 6,575 km (including 56 km of expressways)
{3}unpaved:{4} 30,784 km (1992 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} 2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika

{2}Pipelines:{4} crude oil 1,724 km

{2}Ports:{4} Mpulungu

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 104
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 3
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 4
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 35
{3}with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 4
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 54 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 80,900 (1987 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
{3}domestic:{4} high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities
{3}international:{4} satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 11, FM 5, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 1,889,140

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 9

{2}Televisions:{4} 215,000 (1995 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} Army, Air Force, paramilitary forces, Police

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 1,934,845
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 1,020,851 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $96 million, 2.7% of GDP (1995)