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Country
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Zambia | 
Cape Verde |
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Leader
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President: Michael Sata
|
President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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Population
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13,817,479
| 523,568
|
|
Life Expectancy
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52.570 years
| 71.000 years
|
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Capital City
|
Lusaka
| Praia
|
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Largest city
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| Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) | Praia (population: 113,364) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.453
| 0.705
|
| GDP per capita |
$1,600 US
| $4,000 US
|
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Literacy Rate
|
80.6%
| 76.6%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 5.1
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
15.2%
| 18.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
14.000%
| 21.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
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Political System
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republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
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24 October 1964 (from UK)
| 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
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| Religions |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
| Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
|
| Languages |
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
| Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
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| Exports |
copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
| fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
|
| External Debt |
$3,962,000,000 $
| $657,700,000 US
|
| 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)
| Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 0.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Angola
| Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
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| Area |
752,618 km sq
| 4,033 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 965 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
| temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
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