Zambia 
The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy Mwanawasa. The new president launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 to probe high-level corruption during the previous administration. In 2006-07, this task force successfully prosecuted four cases, including a landmark civil case in the UK in which former President Chiluba and numerous others were found liable for USD 41 million. Mwanawasa was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair.
Population (1): 11,669,534;
Religions (1): Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
HIV/AIDS (1): Adult prevalence rate: 16.5% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 920,000 (2003 est.)
Deaths: 89,000 (2003 est.)
Life expectancy in years (2): 37
Annual per capita GNI U.S. dollars (3): $630.00
Total number of orphans (4): 1,200,000
Education:
Children completing primary school (5): Male – 83%; Female – 78%
Children enrolled in secondary school (6): Male – 31%; Female – 25%
Number of physicians per 100,000 people (7): 12
(1) CIA – The World Factbook
(2) (5) (6) Source: State of the World Population 2007
(3) Source: World Bank World Development Indicator Database, 1 July 2007, 2006 estimates
(4) Sources: UNICEF Africa’s OVCs affected by AIDS 2005
(7) WHO Human Resources for Health
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