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Zambia
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Geography
Area (km²)238,533752,618
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)227,533743,398
Water area (km²)11,0009,220
Land boundaries (km)2,4206043.15
Border countries
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Togo
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe
Coastline (km)5390
Mean elevation (m)1901,138
Lowest point (m)0329
Highest point (m)8852,301
People
Population29,340,24817,426,623
Official languages
  • Asante
  • English
ReligionChristianProtestant
Government
Long country nameRepublic of GhanaRepublic of Zambia
Short country nameGhanaZambia
Former name
  • Gold Coast
  • Northern Rhodesia
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalAccraLusaka
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)134,000,000,00068,930,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)47,020,000,00025,710,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)8.43.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)4,7004,000
Gross national saving (% of GDP)938.3
Labor force12,490,0006,898,000
Unemployment rate (%)11.915
Population below poverty line (%)24.254.4
Budget revenues (USD)9,544,000,0004,473,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)12,360,000,0006,357,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.411.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)20.317.4
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-6-7.3
Public debt (% of GDP)71.863.1
Inflation rate (%)12.46.6
Central bank discount rate (%)209.1
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)30.3512.5
Stock of narrow money (USD)7,018,000,0001,764,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)7,018,000,0001,764,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)14,250,000,0005,401,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)13,410,000,0003,004,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-2,131,000,000-1,006,000,000
Exports (USD)13,840,000,0008,216,000,000
Imports (USD)12,650,000,0007,852,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)7,555,000,0002,082,000,000
External debt (USD)22,140,000,00011,660,000,000
National currencycedisZambian kwacha
National currency (code)GHCZMK
National currency (symbol)-ZK
National currency rate to USD4.3859.2



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