About Zambia
Zambia, in the heartland of southern Africa, is one of the most stable countries on the continent. The people are outgoing and peaceable, with people from different tribal backgrounds living together more or less in harmony. Heavily dependent on mining copper, when the price of copper fell in the 70's the country went into a tail spin. However, over recent decades it has forged ahead strongly.
Zambia is home to the amazing Victoria Falls – whose African name Musi-o-Tunya means ‘The Smoke That Thunders’, and it has a fledgling tourist industry building around this: one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Zambia has a great deal of poverty but it is a country developing fast and with good reason for its huge optimism and hope for the future.
Population
Population 20 million
Urbanites 42%
Languages
Official language: English
There are over 70 local languages spoken in Zambia.
Bemba is spoken in the Copperbelt region.
Religion
• Christian 87%
• Traditional ethnic 11%
• Muslim 2%
Zambia is the only country in the world that is officially "Christian"
