Zambia
- Full name: Republic of Zambia
- Population: 11 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Lusaka
- Area: 752,614 sq km (290,586 sq miles), slightly larger than Texas
- Major language: English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga
- Major religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
- Monetary unit: 1 Kwacha = 100 ngwee
- People: 90% of Zambians belong to the nine main ethno-linguistic groups: the Bemba, Nyanja-Chewa, Tonga, Tumbuka, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nkoya and Lozi. High proportions of each group are found near the Cooperbelt. Nearly half of the population is urban while the other half is rural subsistence farmers.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
BBC Country Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069294.stm
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
NEWS SOURCES
Times of Zambia:
http://www.times.co.zm/
ARTICLES
Discovering Zambia: Modern discoveries