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Zambia

1982 Edition · 40 data fields

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Geography

Area

745,920 km2; 5% under cultivation, 5% arable, 10% grazing, 13% dense forest, 6% marsh, 61% scattered trees and grassland

Land boundaries

6,003 km

People and Society

Ethnic divisions

98.7% African, 1.1% European, 0.2% other

Labor force

402,000 wage earners; 375,000 Africans, 27,000 non-Africans; 15% mining, 9% agriculture, 9% domestic service, 19% construction, 9% commerce, 10% manufacturing, 23% government and miscellaneous services, 6% transport

Language

English official; wide variety of indigenous languages

Literacy

28%

Nationality

noun—Zambian(s); adjective—Zambian

Organized labor

approximately 238,000 wage earners are unionized

Population

6,222,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 3.2%

Religion

82% animist, about 17% Christian, and under 1% Hindu and Muslim

Government

Branches

modified presidential system; legislature; judiciary

Capital

Lusaka

Communists

no Communist party, but socialist sympathizers in upper levels of government and UNIP

Elections

general election held 12 December 1978; next general election scheduled for 1983 Political parties and leaders: United National Independence Party (UNIP), Kenneth Kaunda; former opposition party banned in December 1972 when one-party state proclaimed Voting strength (1978 election): 70% of eligible voters went to polls; Kaunda was only candidate for President; National Assembly seats were contested by members of UNIP

Government leaders

President Kenneth David KAUNDA; Prime Minister Nalumino MUNDIA

Legal system

based on English common law and customary law; new constitution adopted September 1973; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; legal education at University of Zambia in Lusaka; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Member of

AFDB, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, 1DB, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMF, IPU, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

National holiday

24 October

Official name

Republic of Zambia

Political subdivisions

nine provinces

Suffrage

universal adult

Type

one-party state

Economy

Agriculture

main crops—corn, tobacco, cotton; net importer of most major agricultural products

Budget

(1980) revenue $950 million (est.), current expenditures $1,279 million (est.), development expenditures $241 million (est.)

Electric power

1,453,000 kW capacity (1980); 7.3 billion kWh produced (1980), 969 kWh per capita

Exports

$1,378 million (f.o.b., 1980); copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco

Fiscal year

calendar year

GNP

$2.8 billion (1980), $483 per capita; real annual average growth rate, 0.65% (1971-81)

Imports

$1,383 million (c.i.f., 1980); machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures

Major industries

copper and cobalt production

Major trade partners

EEC, Japan, China, South Africa

Monetary conversion rate

1 Zambia kwacha=US$1.2446 (official)

Communications

Airfields

136 total, 129 usable; 12 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Civil air

7 major transport aircraft

Highways

36,809 km total; 5,565 km paved, 8,374 km crushed stone, gravel, or stabilized soil; 22,870 km improved and unimproved earth

Inland waterways

2,250 km including Zambezi River, Luapula River, Lake Kariba, Lake Bangweulu, Lake Tanganyika; Mpulungu is small port on Lake Tanganyika

Pipelines

724 km crude oil

Railroads

2,014 km, all narrow gauge (1.067 m); 13 km double track

Telecommunications

facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; high-capacity radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; 60,500 telephones; (1.1 per 100 popl.); 7 AM, 1 FM, and 5 TV stations; 1 Indian Ocean satellite station

Military and Security

Military manpower

males 15-49, 1,327,000; 691,000 fit for military service

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