Zambia
INTRODUCTION
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, landlocked republic, southern Africa, bordered on the north-west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo; on the north-east by Tanzania; on the east by Malawi; on the south-east by Mozambique; on the south by Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia; and on the west by Angola. Formerly the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, then part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Zambia became independent on October 24, 1964. The area of Zambia is 752,614 square kilometres (290,586 square miles). Lusaka is the capital of the country.
Official Name- Republic of Zambia Time and Date in Lusaka
Countries Currency Unit ZMK/Unit Units/ZMK
DZD Algeria Dinars 57.7422 0.0173183
USD United States Dollars 4,470.00 0.000223714
ARS Argentina Pesos 1,517.83 0.000658837
AUD Australia Dollars 2,384.81 0.000419321
ATS Austria Schillings ** 282.945 0.00353425
BSD Bahamas Dollars 4,470.00 0.000223714
BBD Barbados Dollars 2,246.23 0.000445190
BEF Belgium Francs ** 96.5152 0.0103611
BMD Bermuda Dollars 4,470.00 0.000223714
BRL Brazil Reals 1,922.58 0.000520134
GBP United Kingdom Pounds 6,373.60 0.000156897
BGL Bulgaria Leva 1,999.40 0.000500150
CAD Canada Dollars 2,802.22 0.000356860
CLP Chile Pesos 6.80935 0.146857
CNY China Yuan Renminbi 540.025 0.00185177
CYP Cyprus Pounds 6,803.65 0.000146980
CZK Czech Republic Koruny 126.097 0.00793041
DKK Denmark Kroner 524.090 0.00190807
XCD East Caribbean Dollars 1,655.56 0.000604027
EGP Egypt Pounds 964.922 0.00103635
EUR Euro 3,893.41 0.000256844
FJD Fiji Dollars 2,000.00 0.000500000
FIM Finland Markkaa ** 654.825 0.00152712
FRF France Francs ** 593.547 0.00168479
DEM Germany Deutsche Marks ** 1,990.67 0.000502343
XAU Gold Ounces 1,351,037.51 0.000000740172
GRD Greece Drachmae ** 11.4260 0.0875196
HKD Hong Kong Dollars 573.106 0.00174488
HUF Hungary Forint 16.0114 0.0624554
ISK Iceland Kronur 44.7028 0.0223700
INR India Rupees 91.5909 0.0109181
IDR Indonesia Rupiahs 0.454988 2.19786
IEP Ireland Pounds ** 4,943.62 0.000202281
ILS Israel New Shekels 942.453 0.00106106
ITL Italy Lire ** 2.01078 0.497319
JMD Jamaica Dollars 93.8878 0.0106510
JPY Japan Yen 33.6977 0.0296756
JOD Jordan Dinars 6,304.65 0.000158613
LBP Lebanon Pounds 2.95244 0.338702
LUF Luxembourg Francs ** 96.5152 0.0103611
MYR Malaysia Ringgits 1,176.63 0.000849888
MXN Mexico Pesos 496.098 0.00201573
NZD New Zealand Dollars 1,968.96 0.000507882
NOK Norway Kroner 504.876 0.00198068
NLG Netherlands Guilders ** 1,766.75 0.000566010
PKR Pakistan Rupees 74.4380 0.0134340
PHP Philippines Pesos 87.6127 0.0114139
XPT Platinum Ounces 2,319,830.99 0.000000431066
PLN Poland Zlotych 1,087.13 0.000919857
PTE Portugal Escudos ** 19.4203 0.0514926
ROL Romania Lei 0.135722 7.36801
RUR Russia Rubles 143.638 0.00696197
SAR Saudi Arabia Riyals 1,191.98 0.000838939
XAG Silver Ounces 20,695.39 0.0000483199
SGD Singapore Dollars 2,426.45 0.000412125
SKK Slovakia Koruny 93.2219 0.0107271
ZAR South Africa Rand 393.564 0.00254089
KRW South Korea Won 3.38430 0.295482
ESP Spain Pesetas ** 23.3999 0.0427352
XDR IMF Special Drawing Rights 5,573.27 0.000179428
SDD Sudan Dinars 17.1923 0.0581655
SEK Sweden Kronor 431.429 0.00231788
CHF Switzerland Francs 2,658.71 0.000376122
TWD Taiwan New Dollars 127.897 0.00781879
THB Thailand Baht 102.637 0.00974312
TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollars 730.392 0.00136913
TRL Turkey Liras 0.00332565 300.693
VEB Venezuela Bolivares 4.85453 0.205993
ZMK Zambia Kwacha 1.00000 1.00000
Zambia :
Geographic coordinates
15 00 S, 30 00 E
Zambia :
Population growth rate
1.93%
Zambia :
Birth rate
41.46 births/1,000 population
Zambia :
Death rate
21.97 deaths/1,000 population
Zambia :
People living with HIV/AIDS
870,000
Zambia :
Independence
24 October 1964
Zambia :
National holiday
Independence Day, 24 October
Zambia :
Constitution
2 August 1991
Zambia :
GDP
purchasing power parity - $8.5 billion
Zambia :
GDP - per capita
purchasing power parity - $880
Zambia :
Electricity - consumption
5.926 billion kWh
Zambia :
Exports
$928 million copper, cobalt, electricity, tobacco
Zambia :
Imports
$1.05 billion machinery, transportation equipment, fuels, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
Zambia :
Telephones
77,935
Zambia :
Mobile cellular
6,000
Zambia :
Radio broadcast stations
AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4
Zambia :
Radios
1.03 million
Zambia :
Television broadcast stations
9
Zambia :
Televisions
277,000
Zambia :
Internet country code
.zm
Zambia :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
3
Zambia :
Internet users
15,000
Zambia :
Railways
2,157 km
Zambia :
Highways
66,781 km
Zambia :
Waterways
2,250 km
Zambia :
Pipelines
crude oil 1,724 km
Zambia :
Ports and harbors
Mpulungu
Zambia :
Merchant marine
N/A
Zambia :
Airports
112
Zambia :
Heliports
N/A
Zambia :
Military branches
Army, Air Force, National Service, police
Zambia :
Military expenditures
$76 million
