Zambia Embassy
Nifas Silk KK, Kebele -04, Old Airport | |
P.O. Box: | 1909 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Phone: |
(+251) 11-371-1302 |
Fax: |
(+251) 11-371-1566 |
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About Zambia Embassy
Zambia
Population: |
14,638,505
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Location: |
Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Continent: |
Africa
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Major Urban Area: |
LUSAKA (capital) 1.802 million (2011)
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Languages: |
Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Chewa 4.5%, Lozi 5.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.4%, unspecified 0.4%
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Ethnic Groups: |
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% (2010 est.)
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Religions: |
Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.)
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History: |
The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over 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 and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Climate: |
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
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Terrain: |
mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
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Natural Resources: |
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
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Zambia Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Zambia Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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