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By: Deidra Smith
ZAMBIA
MAP OF ZAMBIA
Major cities:• Lusaka• Mongu• Kabwe• Livingstone• Solwezi
Surrounding countries:• Angola• Dem. Rep. of the Congo• Tanzania• Malawi• Mozambique• Zimbabwe• Botswana• Nambia
FLAG OF ZAMBIA
Green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems.
GEOGRAPHY OF ZAMBIA
Geography• Kambando River• Zambezi River• Kaulashishi Hill (4,658ft)• Lake Kariba• Mount Mahoni (6, 170ft)
VICTORIA FALLS
LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL
Livingstone Monument
LAKE TANGANYIKA
Lake Tanganyika
RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Liuwa Plains National Park
Kafue National Park
Tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
CLIMATE
TRANSPORTATION
COPPERBELT MUSEUM
LIVINGSTONE MUSEUM
FOOD: IFISASHI
NATURAL HAZARDS
Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, Indigenous beliefs 1%
RELIGION
Bemba (official) 30.1% Nyanja (official) 10.7% Tonga (official) 10.6%
TOP 3 LANGUAGES
Global Peace Index• 58 out of 144
Human Development Index• 164 out of 182
Global Competitiveness Report• 112 out of 133
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Male 51.13 years
Female 53.63 years
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Top 3 Imports: Capital goods
Non- Food consumer goods Energy
Top 3 Exports: Copper Cobalt
Gemstones
TOP 3 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
African 99.5% includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka,
Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups
Other 0.5% includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans
LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP
