Area: total: 752,618 sq km

Natural Resources: Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower.

Population: 11,502,010

Ethnic groups: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%.

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

Capital: name: Lusaka.

Agricultural Products: Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides.

Industries: Copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture.

Export - commodities: Copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton.

Import - commodities: Machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing.

Currency (code):  Zambian kwacha (ZMK)