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Official Name : Republic of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia)
Capital: Lusaka - population 1,45m (1998 est)
Head of Government and Chief of State
President Levy Mwanawasa
Area: 752,600 sq km
Population: 10.4 million
People: African (98%): main ethnic groups are Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi and Tonga. Smaller groups include Ngoni, Lunda, Kaonde, Luvale and Asian (1%); European (1%)
Language: English, Bemba
Religion: Christian (50-75%), indigenous beliefs (50-75%); many people follow both
Government: republic
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Getting There
Lusaka is close to the centre of Zambia between the eastern and western bulges. All major routes to the east, west, north and south flow through the city.
The Great North Road comes down from Tanzania via Kapiri Mposhi, and is about 1 100km from the Tanzanian border.
The Great East Rd from Chipata to Lusaka is 570km.
The road from Livingstone in the south meets up with the "Kafue Road" and is 470km long. From the Chirundu border with Zimbabwe, the route is well paved and 136km long.
The Mongu road coming in from the west via the Kafue National Park is 591km long.
The domestic railway goes to Livingstone, Kapiri Mposhi and the Copperbelt. The Tanzania Zambia Railway - Tazara - comes down as far as Kapiri Mposhi, where the Zambia Railways train links it to Lusaka. Buses arrive from Harare, Lilongwe, Johannesburg, Livingstone and the Copperbelt.
Lusaka International Airport, which is 14km from the city centre, receives most international flights.
Zambian Airways will flies to and from Johannesburg and currently has scheduled flights to Mfuwe, Chipata, the Copperbelt and Livingstone.
InterAir Flies into Ndola from Johannesburg and Entebbe from where a connecting flight to Lusaka can be taken
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