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Country
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Zambia | 
Korea, South |
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Leader
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President: Michael Sata
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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Population
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13,817,479
| 48,860,500
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Life Expectancy
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52.570 years
| 79.300 years
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Capital City
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Lusaka
| Seoul
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Largest city
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| Lusaka (population: 1,267,440) | Seoul (population: 10,349,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.453
| 0.928
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| GDP per capita |
$1,600 US
| $32,100 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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80.6%
| 97.9%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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15.2%
| 13.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
14.000%
| 3.400%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| NA
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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)
| 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
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| Religions |
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
| Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
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| Languages |
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
| Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Exports |
copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
| semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
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| External Debt |
$3,962,000,000 $
| $397,300,000,000 US
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| 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)
| South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - 1,101.7 (2008 est.), 929.2 (2007), 954.8 (2006), 1,024.1 (2005), 1,145.3 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 31
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Angola
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
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| Area |
752,618 km sq
| 99,720 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,413 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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