geo-political situation
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE AND POPULATION
Basic Data:
- Surface area: 752.614 sq. km;
- Capital: Lusaka;
- Principal cities: Ndola, Kitwe, Livingstone;
- Official name: Republic of Zambia;
- Political regime: Multiparty – Presidential Republic;
- President: Edgar Chagwa Lungu;
- Vice President: Inonge Mutukwa Wina;
- Foreign Affairs Ministry: Joseph Malanji;
- Last elections: 11th August 2016;
- Main political parties: Patriotic Front (PF); United Party for National Development (UPND); Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD); Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD); Alliance for Democracy and Development (FDD); United National Indipendent Party (UNIP)
Population and social indicators:
- Population: 17.9 million (2019 estimate);
- Density: 123.73 inhabitants per square Km;
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Population growth (annual %): 2.9 (World Bank);
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School enrollment, primary (% gross): 79.8 (World Bank);
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Prevalence of HIV, (% of population ages 15-49): 17 (World Bank);
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Language: English, official language;
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Religions: Christian, Muslim, Hindu, local animist religions;
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Official currency: Zambian Kwacha;
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Ethnic minorities: 73 ethnical groups.
