Wednesday, October 6, 2010


Zambia

    • Population
      • 11,862,740
    • Government Type
      • Republic
      • Legal System based on English common and customary law
    • Colonial History
      • Has a rich history intertwined with Zimbabwe with Cecil Rohodes calling the area Rhodesia
      • Northern Rhodesia is now known as Zambia
    • Different Tribes/ Ethnic Groups
      • African 99.5% (Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda and other African groups
      • .5% includes Europeans, Asians and Americans
    • Languages
      • 8 official languages (Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Kaonde, Luvale and English
      • Others include Chewa, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Lala and other languages
    • Exports
      • Industries incluse copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages chemicals, textiles, fertilizer and horticulture
      • Exports include copper, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers and cotton
      • Sent to China, Saudi Arabia, DRC, South Korea, Egypt, South Africa and India
    • Imports
      • Machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs and clothing
      • Received from South Africa, UAE, China and the DRC
    • Natural Resources
      • Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium
      • (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html)
      • Music
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3b5UzWEJhQ

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