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Zambia

  • President:Hakainde Hichilema
  • Vice President:Mutale Nalumango
  • Capital city:Lusaka
  • Languages:Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family (2010 est.)
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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:21,612,363 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:743,390
  • GDP per capita, US$:1,331 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:27.6 (2023)
  • GINI index:51.5 (2022)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:85

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    • Africa: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2024
      October 2024
      Source: International Monetary Fund
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 28 October, 2024
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      The global growth is projected at 3.6 percent in 2022 and 2023—0.8 and 0.2 percentage points lower than in the January forecast, respectively. The downgrade largely reflects the war's direct impacts on Russia and Ukraine and global spillovers. North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa are most affected. The food and fuel price increases will hurt lower-income households globally
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    • Human Freedom Index, 2024
      December 2024
      Source: Cato Institute
      Uploaded by: Akshata Biradarpatil Venkappa B Patil
      Accessed On: 19 December, 2024
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      Data Cited at: Cato Institute-https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new Note:- Each indicator is rated on a 0–10 scale, with 10-representing the most freedom.