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Key Demographic Features of Zambia* Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola Map references: Africa People Population: 9,159,072 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 49% (male 2,272,981; female 2,244,403) 15-64 years: 48% (male 2,157,106; female 2,256,935) 65 years and over: 3% (male 110,433; female 117,214) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.11% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 96.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 36.31 years male: 36.15 years female: 36.46 years (1996 est.) 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), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write in English (1995 est.) total population: 78.2% male: 85.6% female: 71.3% Government Country Abbreviation: ZA Type of government: republic Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 24 October (1964) Constitution: 2 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 Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $8.9 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth rate: NA% GDP per capita: $900 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: 22% (1991) Communications Telephones: 80,900 (1987 est.) Radio broadcast stations: AM 11, FM 5, shortwave 0 Radios: 1,889,140 Television broadcast stations: 9 Televisions: 215,000 (1995 est.) *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency
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