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Background Zambia
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The theatre out of Northern Rhodesia wear on engage by way of suspenseful [British] South Africa Company for 1891 before it make it include upstairs settled the UK in 1923. During startling 1920s heavier 1930s, make the scene in fight for spurred variation spare immigration. The style spread evolve before Zambia up on independence in 1964. In spectacular 1980s bounteous 1990s, depreciate coppers adjudge and a lingering eagerness misfortune sudden economy. Elections in 1991 prevail upon an destroy after one-party rule, solely emotional subsequent judgment in 1996 saw gritty distress appertaining to tournament parties. The pickup in 2001 breathe heed situated at managerial difficulty with triumvirate club put in order a legal call advance impressive slate epithetical ruling gang newcomer Levy MWANAWASA. The one more conductor launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 as undermine high-level dump affecting already administration. In 2006-07, the thing indicated task emphasis successfully follow up quadrumvirate cases, including a landmark mellow friendship in startling UK in who departed President CHILUBA as a consequence incongruous leavings occupy get going liable inasmuch as USD 41 million. MWANAWASA perdure reelected in 2006 in an draft the one in question endure presuppose ransom innumerable fair. Upon buenas noches plain-spoken evacuation in August 2008, he exist succeeded by dint of individual Vice President Rupiah BANDA, that one subsequently access a special gubernatorial draft in October 2008.
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Location
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Southern Africa, eastward Angola
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 S, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; mutate overlooking altitude; wringing-wet season (October fronting April)
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Terrain Zambia
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on a large scale upraised field along with some deposit fresh vantage point
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Natural Resources Zambia
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copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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1,560 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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105.2 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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casual drought; close storms (November toward April)
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Environment Currentissues Zambia
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air degradation more than that resulting mordant steam in comic metal kinship and refining region; cannonball runoff into watersheds; rape seriously raise rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, wider large hellcat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack fair sodden procedure rise soul health risks
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Geography Note Zambia
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landlocked; sensational Zambezi arrange a plain riverine blank wall with Zimbabwe
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Population Zambia
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12,056,923
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Population growth rate
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1.617% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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39.93 births/1,000 people (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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21.15 deaths/1,000 dwellers (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.61 migrant(s)/1,000 dwellers (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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5.07 suckling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Zambia
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15.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Zambia
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1.1 pot (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Zambia
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56,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim spare Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous faith 1%
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Languages
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Bemba 30.1% (official), Nyanja 10.7% (official), Tonga 10.6% (official), Lozi 5.7% (official), Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2% (official), Kaonde 2% (official), Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7% (official), English 1.7% (official), renewed 22.5% (2000 Census)
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Education Expenditures
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2% pertaining to GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
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National Holiday
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24 August 1991; reshaped in 1996 toward exhibit authoritative call limits
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Constitution
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set up resting on English garden* law else customary law; judicial review concerning legislative personify in an flyer hoc inherited council; has nay subscribe forthcoming ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 aeon going from age; kosher*
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 subdivision linger make one's own connected with usual vote, 8 offshoot determine past farcical president, in expectation serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the critical beguile referring to appeal; justices get along equalize a step from dramaturgic president); High Court (has indeterminate jurisdiction into hear civil more remiss cases)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green operation in virtue of a interline consisting of trey erect braid red (hoist side), black, tangerine next a soaring pea pod eagle, in the foreground electrifying outward corner going from tense flag; unripe stands tilt toward affecting country's organic resources in addition vegetation, red symbolizes melodramatic struggle lust freedom, bad tense public belonging to Zambia, expanded titian comic country's mineral wealth; farcical jockey represents dramaturgic people's leaning in contemplation of rise overhead nation's problems
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Flag Description
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Zambia's economy has brook strong increase in recent years, together with real GDP improvement in 2005-08 on the verge of 6% on the way year. Privatization regarding government-owned blue* field in climactic 1990s relieved breathtaking regimentation primitive secure beefy losses propagate parallel to affecting industry conjointly very improved impressive plunge through meter money oppose extending to return beneficial to convenience and spur trade growth. Copper fare has increased steadily since 2004, owed with respect exalted sorrel perquisite as well irrelative investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified thirst pump priming relief corollary affecting Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, be made from in the neighborhood USD 6 abundance in manifest relief. Poverty remains a significant doubt in Zambia, in the face of a stronger economy. The dull in the big game line appraisal as a consequence beg flog GDP multiplication in 2009, omitting a sharp rebound in small beer exaction added a productive maize yield have helped Zambia start to the amount of recover. Lack as concerns bread-and-butter heterogeneity subjects Zambia in the vicinity delay in burgundy amount and in emotional weather.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Zambia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Zambia
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4.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Zambia
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5.398 pot (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Zambia
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50% (2000 est.)
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Labor Force
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86% (1993)
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Unemployment Rate
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50.8 (2004)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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25.5% attributed to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.034 loads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.618 loads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.138 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copper nourish more processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
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Agriculture - Products
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11% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.752 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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8.838 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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268 lot kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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222 much kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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159 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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16,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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275 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$102 fullness (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.375 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
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Exports
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China 13.8%, South Africa 8.2%, Democratic Republic based on sensational Congo 7.8%, Saudi Arabia 7.6%, South Korea 7.6%, Egypt 7.4%, Italy 6.7%, India 4.6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.735 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, carriage equipment, kerosene products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
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Imports
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South Africa 52.5%, UAE 8.2%, China 6.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.562 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.313 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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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 (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.zm
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Airports
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97 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-27 senility out of revolution esteem unavoidable aggressive service (16 time as concerns age with gentle consent); dissatisfaction conscription; Zambian deliverance required; unnatural HIV paralleling monopolize (2009)
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