Republic of Zambia

(Flag) (Coat of Arms)
National motto: One Zambia, One Nation
Official languages	English
Capital	Lusaka 15° 00′ S, 30° 00′ E
Largest city	Lusaka
Government President	Republic Levy Mwanawasa
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	752,614 km� (38th) 1%
Population  - 2004 est.  - 2003 census  - Density	10,462,436 (77th) 9,582,418 13/km² (199)
GDP (PPP)  - 2003 total  - Per capita	9,185 (126) 883 (157)
Currency	Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)
Time zone  - Summer (DST)	EET (UTC+2) not observed (UTC+2)
Independence  - Date	October 24, 1964
National anthem	Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free
Internet TLD	.zm
Calling code	+260

Zambia is a republic in south central Africa. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Zambia's capital and largest city is Lusaka.

Contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Main article: History of Zambia

The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the British South Africa Company from 1891 until it became a British protectorate in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to the one-party rule of Kenneth Kaunda and the inaurgaration of Fredrick Chiluba, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. Elections in 2001 istalled Levi Mwanawasa as president of Zambia, who later placed former president Chiluba under arrest on charges of corruption.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Zambia

• List of political parties in Zambia

Provinces

Main article: Provinces of Zambia

Geography

Main article: Geography of Zambia

Economy

Main article: Economy of Zambia

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Zambia

Culture

Main article: Culture of Zambia

• Music of Zambia

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in Zambia
• Transportation in Zambia
• Military of Zambia
• Foreign relations of Zambia
• List of Zambians

External links

• Wikitravel: Zambia (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Zambia)
• The Zambian (http://www.thezambian.com) (newspaper)
• Zambia (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/za.html) on the CIA World Factbook

Countries in Africa

Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | C�te d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Western Sahara

Dependencies: Mayotte | R�union | Saint Helena

Commonwealth of Nations

Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belize | Botswana | Brunei | Cameroon | Canada | Cyprus | Dominica | Fiji | The Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Kenya | Kiribati | Lesotho | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nauru | New Zealand | Nigeria | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Swaziland | Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Zambia

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