Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
14,222,233
34,568,211
Life Expectancy
51.510 years
81.570 years
Capital City
Lusaka
Ottawa
Largest city
Lusaka (population: 1,267,440)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.453
0.967
GDP per capita
$1,700 US
$41,500 US
Literacy Rate
80.6%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
15.2%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
14.000%
7.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Independence date
24 October 1964 (from UK)
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
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)
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.800%
1.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
18
Location
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Area
752,618 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
0 km
202,080 km
Climate
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
