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Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with a tropical climate and consists mostly of high plateau with some hills and mountains. During the last three decades, macroeconomic instability, incomplete policy implementation, and inefficient state-owned enterprises have had a negative effect on the economy. This was compounded by a collapse in copper prices, oil price shocks, and a continuing contraction of food production. As a result, per capita income fell by nearly 5 percent annually between 1974 and 1990.

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Zambia Data Profile
Capital (and largest city)  Lusaka
 15° 25' S 28° 17' E		  
 Official Languague  English  
    2000  2005
 People
 Population, total  10.7 million   11.7 million
 Population growth (annual %)  2.0  1.6
 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)  37.9  38.4
 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)  5.9  5.4
 Environment
 Surface area (sq. km)  752.6  thousand  752.6 thousand
 Forest area (sq. km)  446.8  thousand  424.5  thousand
 Agricultural land (% of land area)  47.5  ..
 Economy
 GNI, Atlas method (current US$)   3.1 billion   5.8 billion 
 GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)  290.0  500.0
 GDP (current US$)  3.2 billion  7.3 billion
 GDP growth (annual %)  3.6  5.2
 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)  30.0  19.0
 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)  22.3  18.5
 Industry, value added (% of GDP)  25.3  25.1
 States and market
 Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)  17.0  89.2
 Internet users (per 1,000 people)  1.9  ..
 Roads, paved (% of total roads)  ..  ..
 Global links
 Merchandise trade (% of GDP)  51.2  61.5
 Net barter terms of trade (2000 - 100)  100.0  ..
 Long-term debt (DOD, current U$S)  4.5 billion  4.9 billion
 Present value of debt (% of GNI)  ..  29.3
 Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income)  20.2  ..

Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2007