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Map of Zambia
ZAMBIA FACTS
Population: 10.8 million (UN, 2003)
Capital: Lusaka
Major language: English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga
Major religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Hinduism, Islam
Life expectancy: 33 years (men), 32 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Kwacha = 100 ngwee
Main exports: Copper, minerals, tobacco
Average annual income: US $320 (World Bank, 2001)
Internet domain: .zm
International dialling code: +260

 


Zambia Telecommunication*

Telephones - main lines in use:
130,000 (including approximately 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
90,000 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: facilities are aging but still among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
9 (2002)
Internet country code:
.zm
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
5 (2001)
Internet users:
25,000 (2002)

*Zambia telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook. 

 

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