People
Population: 9, 203,000 million
Population Growth rate: Text
Ethnic groups: 98% are Bantu.
Religions: 80% Christian. There are also Muslim and Hindu minorities.
AIDS is a major factor in population estimates for Zambia.
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Economy
Currency: Kwacha
GDP per capita: $429
Main Industries: mining
Main exports: copper
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Health
Life expectancy: 42.6 years
Infant mortality: 92.38 deaths/1,000
Average calories consumed: 89% of calories needed
Safe water: 50% of population has access
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Self-reliance
Small-scale industries have begun to add to the government
effort to create jobs.
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Literacy
Literacy rate: 78%.
Languages: English is the official language. There are many Bantu
languages spoken; five of these are used for educational purposes.
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Income Distribution
Top 6% takes 32% of income; bottom 60% under 20%.
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Environment
The country consists mainly of high plateau, together with hills and
mountains.
Problems: air pollution and acid; poaching seriously threatens
rhinoceros and elephant populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
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Politics
One of Africašs first new multi-party democracies. However, there
has been considerable reported harassment of opposition parties.
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Freedom & human rights
No political prisoners. Media is both private and state controlled.
Position of women: Women do most of the farming work. They find
it difficult to borrow money; they have no voice in decision-making.
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