Religions: Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous
beliefs 1%
Languages: English (official)
note: about 70 indigenous languages
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 73%
male: 81%
female: 65%
Labor force: 3.4 million by occupation: agriculture 85%, mining, manufacturing, and construction 6%, transport and services 9%
@Zambia:Government
Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
Digraph: ZA
Type: republic
Capital: Lusaka
Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern,
Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western