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Country Profile
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Geography
Location
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Climate
Tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
Government Type
Republic
Capital
Lusaka
People
Population
11,669,534
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)Life Expectancy at Birth
total population: 38.59 years
male: 38.49 years
female: 38.7 years (2008 est.)Ethnic Groups
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
Currency
Zambian kwacha (ZMK)
Communications
There is telephone, cellular phone, radio, television and internet access.
Transportation
Zambia has 2,157 km of railways, 91,440 km of roadways (of which 20,117 km are paved), and 107 airports (9 with paved runways).