Zambia is a beautiful country situated in southern Africa. Many people live in the major cities of this country, like Lusaka, its capital, and the Copperbelt area, a major industrial place. In the more remote places of Zambia, there are fewer people living there, and the people who do live in the countryside are generally subsistence farmers.
Zambia is also a country affected greatly by malaria, HIV and AIDS. However, despite a lack of prosperity and the serious health issues it faces, the country is still an enchanting place to be, with its rivers, lakes, villages and plains, not to mention its glorious wildlife.
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Capital:
Lusaka.
Official language:
English.
Other languages:
Chibemba,
Nkoya,
Chichewa (Chinyanja, Chilunda)
or
Lunda, Chitonga or
Tonga,
Ila,
Mambwe,
Namwanga,
Kaonde,
Lozi,
Luvale,
Shona,
Goba,
Tumbuka,
Yauma,
Aushi,
Lenje,
Lamba,
Lala, and
others making a total of seventy-eight.
Independence from the United Kingdom: on October 24, 1964.
Area:
Total
752,618 km²
Population: July 2005 estimate
11,668,000
Currency:
Zambian Kwacha (ZMK).
Music: traditional, popular, Christian.
Traditional arts: Tonga baskets, stools, fabrics.
Food: Inswa (termites), Vinkubala (caterpillars), Dobe (fresh maize), chikwangwa (the crust from the bottom of a pot), vimbombo va nkhuku ( a delicacy made from chicken's feet), chiwaya cho kazinga (roasted maize).
