Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$482.5 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
5.2% (FY01)
Military - note:
establishment of a Coast Guard, scheduled for May 2001, has been
delayed
Transnational Issues Yemen
Disputes - international:
Eritrea protests Yemeni fishing around the Hanish islands awarded
to Eritrea by the ICJ in 1999; nomadic groups in border region with
Saudi Arabia resist demarcation of boundary
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@Zambia
Introduction Zambia
Background:
The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South
Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923.
During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development
and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in
1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a
prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end
to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant
harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by
administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition
challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA.
The new president launched a far-reaching anti-corruption campaign
in 2002, which resulted in the 2003 arrest of the previous president
Frederick CHILUBA and many of his supporters. Opposition parties
currently hold a majority of seats in the National Assembly.