Statistical information Zambia 1993

Zambia in the World
top of pageBackground: The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until takeover by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule.
top of pageLocation: Southern Africa, between Zaire and Zimbabwe
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 752,610 km²
Land: 740,720 km²
Land boundaries: total 5,664 km, Angola 1,110 km, Malawi 837 km,
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none; landlocked
Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Terrain: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
ElevationNatural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower potential
Land useArable land: 7%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 47%
Forest and woodland: 27%
Other: 19%
Irrigated land: 320 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 8,926,099 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 2.96% (1993 est.)
NationalityEthnic groups: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Christian 50-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 2.96% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 46.53 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 16.88 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.05 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Current issues note: landlocked
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 83.9 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 45.56 years
Male: 44.97 years
Female: 46.16 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.75 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Noun: Zambian(s)
Adjective: Zambian
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Total population: 73%
Male: 81%
Female: 65%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Republic of Zambia
Conventional short form: Zambia
Former: Northern Rhodesia
Government type: republic
Capital: Lusaka
Administrative divisions:
9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern,
Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Dependent areasIndependence: 24 October 1964 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
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
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal
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
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
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 representationIn the us chief of mission: Ambassador Dunstan KAMONA
In the us chancery: 2,419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: (202) 265-9,717 through 9,721
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Gordon L. STREEB
From the us embassy: corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 31,617, Lusaka
From the us telephone: 260-1 228-595, 228-601, 228-602, 228-603
From the us fax: 260-1 251-578
Flag description
: 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
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy 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.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rate: -3% (1992 est.)
Real gdp per capitaGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: 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
Industries: copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, and fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate -2% (1991; accounts for 50% of GDP
Labor force: 2.455 million
By occupation agriculture: 85%
By occupation and construction: 6%
By occupation transport and services: 9%
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $665 million; expenditures $767 million, including capital expenditures of $300 million (1991 est.)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $1.0 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.)
Commodoties: copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco
Partners: EC countries, Japan, South Africa, US, India
Imports: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.)
Commodoties: machinery, transportation equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures
Partners: EC countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, US
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange 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)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 2,775,000 kW capacity; 12,000 million kWh produced, 1,400 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $45 million, 1% of GDP (1992 est.)
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 116
Usable: 104
With permanentsurface runways: 13
With runways over 3659 m: 1
With runways 2440-3659 m: 4
With runways 1220-2439 m: 22
HeliportsPipelines: crude oil 1,724 km
RailwaysRoadwaysWaterways:
2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake
Tanganyika
Merchant marinePorts and terminalsZambia - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international:
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
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs