Zambia is located in Southern Africa, east of Angola.
Population (2014 est) – 14,638,505
Area – 467,600mi
Capital – Lusaka
Ethnic Background
- Bemba – 21%
- Tonga – 13.6%
- Chewa – 7.4%
- Lozi – 5.7%
- Nsenga – 5.3%
- Tumbuka – 4.4%
- Ngoni – 4%
- Lala – 3.1%
- Kaonde – 2.9%
- Namwanga – 2.8%
- Lunda (north Western) – 2.6%
- Mambwe – 2.5%
- Luvale – 2.2%
- Lamba – 2.1%
- Ushi – 1.9%
- Lenje – 1.6%
- Bisa – 1.6%
- Mbunda – 1.2%
- Other – 13.8%
- Unspecified – 0.4%
Exports – copper/cobalt, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
Imports – machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing
Life Expectancy (2014 est) – M 50, F 53
Infant Mortality (2014 est) – 66.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Adult Illiteracy Rate – 38.6%
