Zambia is situated in the Southern part of Africa. It is a landlocked country with over 70 per cent of its population living in poverty, especially in rural areas. The country's economy is largely dependent on copper although there has been some efforts of late to diversify from copper mining to mainly agriculture and tourism.

Zambia Facts and Figures
Land area: 752.614 square kilometres (sq.km)

Population: 11.5 million (2004 estimates)

Population Growth (annual %): 1.6 (2004 estimates)

Surface area (thousands per sq. km): 752.6

Life expectancy at birth: 38.1 (2004 estimates)

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS (% of population ages 15-49):
16.5 (2004 estimates)

Official Language: English

Local Languages: (73 languages) among them are Tonga, Lozi,Bemba, Luvale, Kaonde, Lunda, Nyanja.

Corruption: Zambia is listed among the countries with highest levels of corruption

Poverty: over 70% of Zambians live in poverty.