President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
President: Michael Sata
Population
73,126
13,817,479
Life Expectancy
76.180 years
52.570 years
Capital City
Lusaka
Largest city
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Lusaka (population: 1,267,440)
Human Development Index
0.797
0.453
GDP per capita
$1,600 US
Literacy Rate
94%
80.6%
Corruption Perception Index
6
2.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.4%
15.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
14.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished in practice
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
24 October 1964 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages
English (official), French patois
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
