About Zambia

Did You Know?

• • Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa.
• • There are 72 distinct ethnic groups and languages.
• • Zambia is the most urbanized country in sub-Saharan Africa – 44% of the population is urban.
• • Population – 12million
• • There are more than 100,000 refugees from Angola, DRC, and Rwanda living in Zambia.
• • The average life expectancy in Zambia is only 38 years old!
• • There are about 1.2 million people suffering with HIV/AIDS in Zambia.
• •1.1 million orphans (That’s more than 14 times the population of Bellingham!!)
• • The Unemployment Rate in Zambia runs from 50-80%
• • 64% of the population lives on less than $1.25 per day

UNICEF (2007)

CIA factbook (2009)

•