Zambia
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Motto : One Zambia, One Nation.


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Zambia - Physical geography

Area : 752 600 Km2
Water : 1.6 %
Lands under cultivation : 7 %
Wild pasture lands : 40 %
Forests : 42 %

Min. Height : 329 m (Zambezi River)
Max. Height : 2301 m (Mafinga Hills)


Zambia - Climate
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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Lusaka
Rainfall (mm) in Lusaka
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Zambia - People
Nationality : Zambian
Main language(s) : English, Bemba (40%), Nyanja (20%), Tonga (15%)

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Population (2005) : 11 668 000 people
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Density : 16 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 5.46 children / woman
Life expectancy : 38 years
Urban population : 36 %

Main cities :
1 300 000 people Lusaka (capital)
600 000 people Ndola
380 000 people Kitwe-Nkana


Zambia - Economy
Currency : Kwacha (ZMK) = 100 Ngwee
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 5 790 Kwacha (ZMK)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 3.74 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 321 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 5.67 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 486 dollars


Zambia - Miscellaneous information
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Tobacco
- Millet
- Tea
- Sugar cane
- Corn
- Oxen
- Cobalt (1)
- Copper (12)
- Coal
- Emeralds


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