Zambia

• Full name: Republic of Zambia
• Political status: Multi-party democracy
• Independence: 24 October 1964 (from the United Kingdom - known as Northern Rhodesia before independence).
• Capital: Lusaka
  
• Languages: English (official) and 72 other indigenous languages
• Inflation rate: 16.6% (Zambian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa, 2009)
• GDP per capita: US$ 934 (Zambian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa, 2009)
• GDP growth rate: 6% (2008 est.)
  
• Currency: Kwacha
• Total area: 752 618 square kms
• Population: 12.1 million (Zambian High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa, 2009)
• Population growth rate: 1.9% (2005 - 2010 % per annum)
  
• Imports: Foodstuffs, clothing, petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, etc.
  
• Exports: Copper, cobalt, tobacco, flowers, electricity, cotton, etc.

For more detailed statistics on Zambia, please visit UNdata  

Phatisa's partners, based in Lusaka - have significant experience in business operating and transacting in this country.

For more information regarding our products and services, please contact Peter MacSporran