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  1. Date of Independence: October 24, 1964
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 2, 1991
  3. Population: 9,663,535 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 290,586 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Lusaka
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: mining, transport, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizers
  8. Agriculture: corn, tobacco, peanuts, cotton, sugar
  9. Natural Resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydroelectric power, fertile land 
  10. Currency: kwacha
  11. GDP: $8.3 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $880 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English(official), Bantu dialects
  14. Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 78%
  16. Life Expectancy:    37 years (male)
  17.                 37 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 45 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 23 deaths per 1,000 population