Country
Zambia Haiti
Leader
Population
13,817,479 9,801,664
Life Expectancy
52.570 years 62.510 years
Capital City
Lusaka Port-au-Prince
Largest city
Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) Port-au-Prince (population: 1,234,740)
Human Development Index
0.453 0.521 GDP per capita $1,600 US $1,300 US
Literacy Rate
80.6% 52.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8 1.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
15.2% 5.2% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 14.000% 40.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
24 October 1964 (from UK) 1 January 1804 (from France) Religions Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1% Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo Languages English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages French (official), Creole (official) Exports copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee External Debt $3,962,000,000 $ $665,100,000 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) gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - 39.216 (2008 est.), 37.138 (2007), 40.232 (2006), 40.449 (2005), 38.352 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 0.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Southern Africa, east of Angola Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Area 752,618 km sq 27,750 km sq Coastline 0 km 1,771 km Climate tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
