GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $18.4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $21.93 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Lusaka
Population (Estimated July 2012): 14,309,466
Area: 752,612km2 or 290,585mi2
Currency: Zambian Kwacha (K)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 50-% -75% of the population is Christian, 24%-49% are Muslim or Hindu and 1% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Chimwami at 1,366m or 4,481ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Leaders: President Michael Chilufya Sata (the president is both the chief of state and head of government)
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 24th of October 1964.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Zambia (Republic of Zambia)
