Area: 752,618 sq km
Capital: Lusaka
Principal cities: Ndola, Kitwe, Livingstone
Official language: English, major vernaculars – Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga & 70 other indigenous
Independence day: 24th October
Population: 14,309,466 (July 2012 est.)
Demographic growth: 0.034% (2012 est.)
Life expectancy: 52.57 years (CIA 2012 est.)
Literacy rate: 80.6% (CIA 2003 est.)
Religion(s): Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Human development index: 0.453 HDI
Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) = 100 Ngwee
GDP: $21.93 billion (CIA 2011 est.)
GDP per capital: $1,600 (CIA 2011 est.)
Growth rate: 6.7% (CIA 2011 est.)
Rate of unemployment: 14% (CIA 2006 est.)
Rate of inflation: 14% (CIA 2006 est.)
Net budgetary position: -4.2% of GDP (CIA 2011 est.)
Balance of payment: Surplus of US$48.9 million (BOZ Q4 2011)
Export partners: Switzerland 51.3%, China 20.3%, South Africa 9.2%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.6% (CIA 2010)
Import partners: South Africa 35%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 23.5%, Kuwait 8.9%, China 5.6% (CIA 2010)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture: 21.5%, Industry: 35.2%, Services: 43.4% (CIA 2011 est.)