Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/264.data

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@node Geography (Zambia)
@section Geography (Zambia)

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Location:
  Southern Africa, between Zaire and Zimbabwe
Map references:
  Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
 total area:
  752,610 km2
 land area:
  740,720 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than Texas
Land boundaries:
  total 5,664 km, Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia
  233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zaire 1,930 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
Coastline:
  0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
  none; landlocked
International disputes:
  quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement;
  Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be
  indefinite since it is reported that the indefinite section of the
  Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled
Climate:
  tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Terrain:
  mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
Natural resources:
  copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium,
  hydropower potential
Land use:
 arable land:
  7%
 permanent crops:
  0%
 meadows and pastures:
  47%
 forest and woodland:
  27%
 other:
  19%
Irrigated land:
  320 km2 (1989 est.)
Environment:
  deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Note:
  landlocked



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@node People (Zambia)
@section People (Zambia)

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Population:
  8,926,099 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  2.96% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  46.53 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  16.88 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  83.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  45.56 years
 male:
  44.97 years
 female:
  46.16 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  6.75 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Zambian(s)
 adjective:
  Zambian
Ethnic divisions:
  African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Religions:
  Christian 50-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages:
  English (official)
 note:
  about 70 indigenous languages
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
 total population:
  73%
 male:
  81%
 female:
  65%
Labor force:
  2.455 million
 by occupation:
  agriculture 85%, mining, manufacturing, and construction 6%, transport and
  services 9%



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@node Government (Zambia)
@section Government (Zambia)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Republic of Zambia
 conventional short form:
  Zambia
 former:
  Northern Rhodesia
Digraph:
  ZA
Type:
  republic
Capital:
  Lusaka
Administrative divisions:
  9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern,
  North-Western, Southern, Western
Independence:
  24 October 1964 (from UK)
Constitution:
  NA August 1991
Legal system:
  based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of
  legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted
  compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday:
  Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
Political parties and leaders:
  Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Frederick CHILUBA; United National
  Independence Party (UNIP), Kebby MUSOKATWANE; United Democratic Party, Enoch
  KAVINDELE
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 President:
  last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held mid-1995); results - Frederick
  CHILUBA 84%, Kenneth KAUNDA 16%
 National Assembly:
  last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held mid-1995); results - percent of
  vote by party NA; seats - (150 total) MMD 125, UNIP 25
Executive branch:
  president, Cabinet
Legislative branch:
  unicameral National Assembly
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State and Head of Government:
  President Frederick CHILUBA (since 31 October 1991)
Member of:
  ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-19, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,
  IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU,
  SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMOZ, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in US:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Dunstan KAMONA
 chancery:   2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
 telephone:
  [phone] through 9721



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@node Government (Zambia 2. usage)
@section Government (Zambia 2. usage)

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US diplomatic representation:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Gordon L. STREEB
 embassy:
  corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka
 mailing address:
  P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
 telephone:
  [260-1] 228-595, 228-601, 228-602, 228-603
 FAX:
  [260-1] 251-578
Flag:
  green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and
  orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag



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@node Economy (Zambia)
@section Economy (Zambia)

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Overview:
  The economy has been in decline for more than a decade with falling imports
  and growing foreign debt. Economic difficulties stem from a chronically
  depressed level of copper production and ineffective economic policies. In
  1991 real GDP fell by 2% and in 1992 by 3% more. An annual population growth
  of more than 3% has brought a decline in per capita GDP of 50% over the past
  decade. A high inflation rate has also added to Zambia's economic woes in
  recent years, as well as severe drought in the crop year 1991/92.
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $4.7 billion (1992 est.)
National product real growth rate:
  -3% (1992 est.)
National product per capita:
  $550 (1992 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  170% (1992 est.)
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $665 million; expenditures $767 million, including capital
  expenditures of $300 million (1991 est.)
Exports:
  $1.0 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.)
 commodities:
  copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco
 partners:
  EC countries, Japan, South Africa, US, India
Imports:
  $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.)
 commodities:
  machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures
 partners:
  EC countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, US
External debt:
  $7.6 billion (1991)
Industrial production:
  growth rate -2% (1991); accounts for 50% of GDP
Electricity:
  2,775,000 kW capacity; 12,000 million kWh produced, 1,400 kWh per capita
  (1991)
Industries:
  copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages,
  chemicals, textiles, and fertilizer
Agriculture:
  accounts for 17% of GDP and 85% of labor force; crops - corn (food staple),
  sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava;
  cattle, goats, beef, eggs
Economic aid:
  US commitments, including Ex-Im (1970-89), $4.8 billion; Western (non-US)
  countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $4.8 billion; OPEC
  bilateral aid (1979-89), $60 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $533
  million
Currency:
  1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee
Exchange rates:
  Zambian kwacha (ZK) per US$1 - 178.5714 (August 1992), 61.7284 (1991),
  28.9855 (1990), 12.9032 (1989), 8.2237 (1988), 8.8889 (1987)
Fiscal year:
  calendar year



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@node Communications (Zambia)
@section Communications (Zambia)

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Railroads:
  1,266 km, all 1.067-meter gauge; 13 km double track
Highways:
  36,370 km total; 6,500 km paved, 7,000 km crushed stone, gravel, or
  stabilized soil; 22,870 km improved and unimproved earth
Inland waterways:
  2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake Tanganyika
Pipelines:
  crude oil 1,724 km
Ports:
  Mpulungu (lake port)
Airports:
 total:
  116
 usable:
  104
 with permanent-surface runways:
  13
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  1
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:   4
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  22
Telecommunications:
  facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; high-capacity microwave
  connects most larger towns and cities; broadcast stations - 11 AM, 5 FM, 9
  TV; satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Atlantic Ocean
  INTELSAT



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@node Defense Forces (Zambia)
@section Defense Forces (Zambia)

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Branches:
  Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary
Manpower availability:
  males age 15-49 1,810,442; fit for military service 949,878 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
  exchange rate conversion - $45 million, 1% of GDP (1992 est.)



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