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Country
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Zambia |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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President: Michael Sata
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Population
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50,726
| 13,817,479
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Life Expectancy
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74.840 years
| 52.570 years
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Capital City
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| Lusaka
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Largest city
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| Basseterre (population: 12,920) | Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) |
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Human Development Index
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0.83
| 0.453
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| GDP per capita |
| $1,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 80.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.7%
| 15.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 14.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 24 October 1964 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
| Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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| Languages |
English
| English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
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| Exports |
| copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
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| External Debt |
| $3,962,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,512.9 (2008 est.), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006), 4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
| Southern Africa, east of Angola
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| Area |
261 km sq
| 752,618 km sq
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| Coastline |
135 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
| tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
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