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Zambiaat a Glance

LocationSouthern Africa, east of Angola

Population11,261,795

Population Growth Rate 2.12%

ReligionsChristian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

LanguagesEnglish (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write English
total population:  80.6%
male: 86.8%
female:  74.8% (2003 est.)

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