Country
Zambia Estonia
Leader
Population
13,817,479 1,274,709
Life Expectancy
52.570 years 73.580 years
Capital City
Lusaka Tallinn
Largest city
Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) Tallinn (population: 394,024)
Human Development Index
0.453 0.871 GDP per capita $1,600 US $20,600 US
Literacy Rate
80.6% 99.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8 6.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
15.2% 20.8% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 14.000% 12.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic parliamentary republic
Independence date
24 October 1964 (from UK) 20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census) Languages English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) Exports copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007) External Debt $3,962,000,000 $ $25,220,000,000 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) krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 2.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 2 Location Southern Africa, east of Angola Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia Area 752,618 km sq 45,228 km sq Coastline 0 km 3,794 km Climate tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
