1983 Edition

Airfields

316 total, 283 usable; 26 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 64 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Branches

Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Logistics Corps, Special Presidential Brigade

modified presidential system; unicameral legislature (National Assembly); judiciary

Capital

Lusaka

Civil air

67 major transport aircraft

Communists

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

Elections

general election held 27 October 1983; next general election scheduled for Political parties and leaders: United National Independence Party (UNIP), Kenneth Kaunda; former opposition party banned in December 1972 when one-party state proclaimed

Ethnic divisions

98.7% African, 1.1% European, 0.2% other

Government leaders

Dr. Kenneth David KAUNDA, President; Nalumino MUNDIA, Prime Minister

Highways

145,050 km total; 2,350 km bituminous, 46,230 km gravel and improved earth; remainder unimproved earth

Inland waterways

comprising the Zaire, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes, the waterway system affords over 15,000 km of navigable routes

Labor force

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

Land boundaries

6,003 km People

Language

English (official); about 70 indigenous languages

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

Literacy

54%

Member of

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

Military manpower

males 15-49, 7,228,000; 3,653,000 fit for military service Land 752,614 km2; 61% scattered wood and grass, 13% dense forest, 10% grazing, 6% marsh, 5% arable and under cultivation

National holiday

Independence Day, 24 October

Nationality

noun — Zambian(s); adjective — Zambian

Official name

Republic of Zambia

Organized labor

approximately 238,000 , wage earners are unionized Government

Pipelines

refined products, 390 km

Political subdivisions

nine provinces

Population

6,554,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 3.2%

Ports

2 major (Matadi, Boma), 1 minor

Religion

50-75% Christian, 1% Muslim and Hindu, remainder indigenous beliefs

Suffrage

universal adult at age 18

Telecommunications

barely adequate wire and radio-relay service, 30,300 telephones (0. 1 per 100 popl.); 10 AM, 3 FM, and 17 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station and 13 domestic satellite stations Defense Forces

Type

one-party state

Voting strength

(1983 election) 63.5% of eligible voters participated; Kaunda, who was the only candidate for President, received a 93% "yes" vote; National Assembly seats were contested by members of UNIP