By Nyembezi .K.Malakata

Zambia is located in Southern Africa.It is a landlocked country east of Angola.Area: 752,618 sq. km

Population: 13 million (2010 census) ). Languages: English (official), about 70

local languages

Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium,hydropower

The Victoria Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is located on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls has a width of 1.7km and 546 million cubic meters of water plummeting down for 100m into the Gorge below it.

Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides

Top five export products refined copper-44% Raw copper -29% Corn-5.5% Raw tobacco-4.9% Raw cotton-2.5%

China-48% South Africa-10% Zimbabwe-8,6% South Korea-6.0% Egypt-5.6%

Population growth rate (average annual %)

2010-2015………3.2 Urban population growth rate (average

annual %) 2010-2015………4.2 Rural population growth rate (average

annual %) 2010-2015………2.3

Zambia’s strong and stable economic expansion is enticing firms looking to build their African presence. Among frontier markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the country stands out for its stable economy and its long record of strong growth. These factors have helped attract investors to this copper-rich country

GDP expanded 7.1% in 2014 GDP per capita - current prices-US$

1,705 (2014 estimate) International Reserves-US$ 2.684

billion (Source: World Bank; Data updated: 2013)

Top five causes of morbidity HIV-AIDS Malaria Lower respiratory infection Diarrhoea diseases Protein energy malnutrition

State-owned health facilities under MOH are located in all the 72 districts of the country and include 3rd,Level hospitals, 2nd Level hospitals, 1st Level hospitals, health centres (“HCs”) and health posts (“HPs”).

Currently, primary health care is under ministry of community dev,mother & child health whilst all hospitals are under ministry of health.