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| ZAMBIA FACTS |
| Population:
10.8 million (UN, 2003) |
| Capital:
Lusaka |
| Major language:
English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga
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| Major religions:
Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Hinduism, Islam
|
| Life expectancy:
33 years (men), 32 years (women) (UN) |
| Monetary unit:
1 Kwacha = 100 ngwee
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| Main exports:
Copper, minerals, tobacco |
| Average annual income:
US $320 (World Bank, 2001) |
| Internet domain:
.zm |
| International dialling code:
+260 |
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Zambia Telecommunication* |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
|
130,000 (including approximately 40,000 fixed telephones in
wireless local loop connections) (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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90,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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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) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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9 (2002)
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Internet country code:
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.zm
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001)
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Internet users:
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25,000 (2002) |
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*Zambia telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook.
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