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Brief History. The territory of Northern Rhodesia, which was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891, was taken over by the UK in 1923. Advances in mining inpulsed development and immigration during the 1920s and 1930s. Upon independence in 1964 the name was changed to Zambia. In 1980s and 1990s the economy was hurt by declined copper prices and a prolonged drought. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party ryle and the election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy Mwanawasa.

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Country Information

Local name: Zambia

Capital: Lusaka

Population: 11,502,010

Government: republic

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMK)

Land size: 752,614 sq km

Topography: mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains

Typical foods:

Major exports: copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages

Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Literacy rate: 80.6%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.99 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 40.03 years

Ethnic groups: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%

Internet users: 231,000

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World Bank to release funds for Zambia-Zimbabwe border post (People's Daily)
A top Zambian government official said on Saturday that the World Bank has pledged to release funds to support the installation of a optic fiber network at Zambia's border with Zimbabwe. Felix Mutati, Zambian Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, said the optic fiber network is meant to enhance communication and service delivery at the Chirundu One Stop Border Post which is being ...

WB funds Chirundu optic fibre (New Zimbabwe)
A TOPÂ Zambian government official said on Saturday that the World Bank has pledged to release funds to support the installation of a optic fiber network at Zambia's border with Zimbabwe.