Zambia

Official Name: The Republic of Zambia
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republic of Zambia
ISO Country Codes: ZM : ZMB
Internet Domain: .zm
Government Web Site: http://www.parliament.gov.zm/
Capital: Lusaka Main Airports: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Language(s): English;Bemba;Nyanja;Tonga;Lozi;Chewa Population: 19,077,816
Currency: Zambian Kwacha ISO Currency Code: ZMK
Telephone Dial In: +260 ID Prefix: 00



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Zambia

Government Website: http://www.parliament.gov.zm/
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/zambia
Central Bank: Bank of Zambia
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 21.065 Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 15% (2008 est.)
Population below poverty line: 54.4% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate: 9.1% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 10.30% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $25.71 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $3,470 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Zambian Kwacha
Currency Code: ZMK
World Bank Classification: Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 9.2% corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seeds, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (manioc, tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
Industry: 29.2% copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
Services: 61.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Commodities Exchange: Zambian Commodity Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: The Lusaka Stock Exchange ;

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Business Language(s): English
Customs & Excise: Zambia Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s): African Development Bank; The Development Bank of Zambia; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Zambia Bureau of Standards
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 120/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 117/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 85/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 97/136 (2016)
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Eximbank: Afreximbank ; Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Export Insurance Agency: The African Trade Insurance Agency ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Zambia Development Agency ;