World Report

· OFFICIAL COUNTRY NAME: Republic of Zambia

· CAPITAL: Lusaka

· AREA: 290,591 sq miles

· POPULATION: 10,462,436

· ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western

· CLIMATE: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

· NATURAL RESOURCES: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower

· GDP: £4.823 billion (2003 est.)

· GDP (REAL GROWTH RATE): 5%

· GDP (PER CAPITA): £449 (2003 est.)

· GDP (COMPOSITION BY SECTOR):
   Agriculture: 14.9%
   Industry: 27.6%
   Services: 57.6% (2001)

SOURCE: THE WORLD FACTBOOK