|
Country
|
Zambia | 
Czech Republic |
|
Leader
|
President: Michael Sata
|
President: Vaclav Klaus
|
|
Population
|
13,817,479
| 10,177,300
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.570 years
| 77.380 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Lusaka
| Prague
|
|
Largest city
|
| Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) | Praha (population: 1,165,580) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.453
| 0.897
|
| GDP per capita |
$1,600 US
| $27,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
80.6%
| 99%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 5.2
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
15.2%
| 16%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
14.000%
| 8.500%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
24 October 1964 (from UK)
| 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
|
| Religions |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
| Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
| Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
| machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
|
| External Debt |
$3,962,000,000 $
| $101,600,000,000 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)
| koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 1.150%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
|
| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Angola
| Central Europe, southeast of Germany
|
| Area |
752,618 km sq
| 78,867 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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