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Republic of Zambia
President: Frederick T. J. Chiluba (1991)
Area: 290,586 sq. mi. (752,610 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 9,663,535 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.20%); birth rate: 44.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 91.9/1000; density per sq. mi.: 33
Capital: Lusaka
Largest cities (1997): Lusaka, 1.6 million; (1990 est.) Kitwe, 338,207; Ndola, 376,311; Chingola, 167,954
Monetary unit: Kwacha
Languages: English and local dialects
Ethnicity/race: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Religions: Christian, 50–75%; Islam and Hindu, 24–49%; remainder indigenous beliefs
Literacy rate: 73%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $8.8 billion; $950 per capita. Real growth rate: 3.5%. Inflation: 43.9% (1997 est.). Unemployment: 22% (1991). Arable land: 7%. Agriculture: corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, beef, pork, milk, eggs, hides. Labor force: 3.4 million; agriculture 85%. Industry: machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, petroleum products, electricity, miscellaneous manufactured goods. Natural resources: copper, zinc, lead, cobalt, coal. Exports: $975 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.): copper, zinc, lead, cobalt, tobacco. Imports: $990 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.): manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, fuels. Major trading partners: Western Europe, Japan, South Africa, U.S., Saudi Arabia, India. Member of Commonwealth of Nations.
