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Zambia Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Zambia
Capital	Lusaka
Total Area	290,585.89 sq mi 752,614.00 sq km (slightly larger than Texas)
Population	9,770,199 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050	20,288,861
Languages	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Literacy	78.2% total, 85.6% male, 71.3% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Life Expectancy	37.06 male, 37.53 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Zambian kwacha (ZK) = 100 ngwee
GDP (per capita)	$880 (2000 est.)
Industry	copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer
Agriculture	corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee
Arable Land	7%
Natural Resources	copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower