Zambia - Levy Mwanawasa - Research Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 9 pages of information about Zambia.

Zambia - Levy Mwanawasa - Research Article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 9 pages of information about Zambia.
This section contains 2,515 words
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Levy Mwanawasa
President

Zambia

(pronounced "LEE-vee moo-wah-nah-WAH-sah")

"With all the good attempts at political harmony and democracy, our Constitution fails us. With all the good attempts and intentions at social and economic development, we have been a disaster and continue to remain one of the poorest countries in the world."

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country located in the heart of southern Africa. The national territory occupies 752,614 sq km (290,584 sq mi) and consists primarily of grasslands and forests. Zambia is bordered to the north by Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC, formerly Zaire) and Tanzania; to the east by Malawi and Mozambique; to the south by Zimbabwe and Namibia; and to the west by Angola. The population was estimated to be just under 10 million in 2002, with an annual growth rate of 1.9%. Approximately 1.7 million people live in the capital city of Lusaka...

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