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Zambia:
Zambia
is a landlocked southern African nation situated to the east
of Angola and to the north of Zimbabwe. A resource rich nation,
Zambia
is one of the leading producers of copper on the African continent.
The country is a former British colony and attained its independence
on the 24th of October 1964 when Northern Rhodesia seceded from
the Rhodesia colony.
Zambia was a prominent supporter of the
Africa National Congress (ANC) an anti-apartheid movement
in South Africa.
The country provided a refuge for members of the ANC and the
party’s
headquarters were based in the Zambian capital Lusaka during
the 1970s.
Administration:
Lusaka is the administrative capital of Zambia. The country
is divided into nine provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern,
Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western.
Each province is governed by a deputy minister appointed by
the country’s president. The provinces are further divided
into districts.
People of Zambia:
Zambia has an estimated population of 11, 502, 010 people. The
country’s population is mostly African consisting mainly
of; Tonga, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nkoya, Lozi, Bemba and Nyanja-Chewa.
There is also a small European and Asian population concentrated
mainly in Lusaka. Christianity is the main religion though
Islam and Hindu are widely practiced. English is the official
language
of Zambia and other widely spoken vernaculars are; Bemba, Kaonda,
Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nynaja and Tonga.
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