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Zambia

Introduction

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa that gained independence on 24th October 1964. Read more here.

Political

It is a presidential with a legislature system of government. The last elections were held on 20th January 2015. (Source, International Foundation for Electoral Systems)

Economical

The currency is Zambian Kwacha.

GDP latest: $27.07 billion.

Gini Coefficient: 55.60%

(Source, World Bank).

ICT

ccTLD is .zm

Internet penetration is at 18%

Regulator is Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority.

Population

The country’s population stood at 15,519,604 as at December 2015.

Urbanization/Rural population ratio as at December 2015 was at 40:60

(Source, United Nations Population Department)

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