ZAMBIA ZAMBIA REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 24 1964 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION AUGUST 2 1991 POPULATION 9663535 1999 EST AREA 290586 SQ MI CAPITAL LUSAKA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES MINING TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION FOODSTUFFS BEVERAGES CHEMICALS TEXTILES FERTILIZERS AGRICULTURE CORN TOBACCO PEANUTS COTTON SUGAR NATURAL RESOURCES COPPER COBALT ZINC LEAD COAL EMERALDS GOLD SILVER URANIUM HYDROELECTRIC POWER FERTILE LAND CURRENCY KWACHA GDP 8.3 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 880 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH(OFFICIAL BANTU DIALECTS RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY HINDUISM AND ISLAM LITERACY RATE 78 LIFE EXPECTANCY 37 YEARS MALE 37 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 45 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 23 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
