Republic of Zambia

short form: Zambia

former: Northern Rhodesia

ISO Country Code: zm, zmb

Country Calling Code: +260

Capital City: Lusaka (pop. approx. 1 million)

Other Cities: Kitwe, Ndola, Livingstone, Kabwe.

Geography:
Location: Southern Africa, landlocked country east of Angola.
Area: 752,618 sq. km. (290,585 sq. mi.).
Terrain: Varies; mostly high plateau savanna with some hills and
mountains.

Climate: Generally dry and temperate, tropical; modified by altitude;

rainy season (Oct. to April).

People:
Nationality: Zambian(s).
Population: 13 million (2010 census). 17,351,822 (2018)

Population growth:- 2.91% (2018)

Total Male population:- 49.51%

Total Female population:- 50.49%

Total urban population:- 33.42% (2018)

Total Rural Population:- 56.48% (2018)

Urban Population Growth:- 4.17% (2018)

Rural Population Growth:- 1.95% (2018)

Population density:- 23.34 people per sq km (2018)

Sex Ratio:- 1.03 (2017)

Ethnic groups: More than 70 ethnic groups. Main tribes are the Lozi, the
Bemba, the Ngoni, the Tonga, the Luda, the Luvale and the Kaonde.
Religions: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu.
Languages: English (official), about 70 local languages and dialects,
including Bemba, Lozi, Kaonde, Lunda, Luvale, Tonga, and Nyanja.
Literacy: women: 60.6%; men: 81.6%

Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)

Economic situation:-

GDP per capita, US$:1,540 (2018)

GDP, billion current US$:26.7 (2018

GDP:- 3.79% (2018)

GDP per capita:- 0.82 (2018)

Unemployment rate:- 7.1 (2019)

Health:-

Domestic general govt health expenditure(% GDP):- 1.714 (2016)

Health expenditure (% GDP):- 4.48%

Health expenditure per capita, PPP:- 175.17$ (2016)

Population spending more than 25% income on out-of-pocket healthcare

expenditure:- 0.0091% (2010)

Out Of Pocket ecpenditure (%of current health expenditure):- 42.50%

(2016)

UHC:- 53% (2017)

TFR: 4.7 (2018)

Crude Birth Rate per 1000 people:- 36.70 (2017)

Still birth:-

NMR:- 23.5 (2018)

IMR:- 40.4 (2018)

Birth attended by skilled staff :- 63.30% (2014)

LBW:- 11% (2007)

Preterm birth rate:- 13%

 28% Preterm birth complications

 30% Intrapartum related events
 17% Sepsis | tetanus
 10% Congenital abnormalities
 0% Diarrhoea
 7% Pneumonia
 8% Other conditions
1. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?end=2019&start=2019&view=bar