Zambia
Country statistics
Land area: 285,994 sq miles (740,724 sq km)
Total area: 290,586 sq miles (sq km)
Population (2011 est.): 13,881,336 (growth rate: 3.062%); birth rate: 44.08/1000; infant mortality rate: 66.6/1000; life expectancy: 52.36
Capital City: Lusaka
Monetary unit: Kwacha
Languages: Bemba (official) 30.1%, Nyanja (official) 10.7%, Tonga (official) 10.6%, Lozi (official) 5.7%, Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (official) 2.2%, Kaonde (official) 2%, Lala 2%, Luvale (official) 1.7%, English (official) 1.7%, other 22.5% (2000 Census)
Ethnicity/race: 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) (2000 Census)
Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Islam and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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