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Zambia
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Located in Southern Africa a land locked Country, bordered by seven countries (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe), and has an area of 750,000km/sq.
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Zambia lies between latitude 20 and 35 degrees east of Prime Meridian.
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Zambia is a former British colony, known prio to its independence in 1964 as Northern Rhodesia.
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Zambia has a population of 13.8 million.
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Wildlife experts considers it to be one of the best places in African to see wildlife. It has the famous Victorias Falls-one of the seven wonders of the world.
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Zambia natural resources include copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emerald, gold, silver, uranium, and hydropower.
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Seven in ten Zambians live on less than $1 a day.
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The official language of Zambia is English, though most Zambians speak at least one of seven major vernaculars- Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale and Tonga; in addition, there are about 70 other indigenous languages and dialects.
Published on 15.02.2012