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Zambia

President:Edgar Chagwa Lungu
Vice President:Inonge Mutukwa Wina
Capital city:Lusaka
Languages:Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family (2010 est.)
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Population, persons:17,094,130 (2017)
Area, sq km:743,390 (2017)
GDP per capita, US$:1,510 (2017)
GDP, billion current US$:25.8 (2017)
GINI index:57.1 (2015)
Ease of Doing Business rank:85 (2017)

All datasets: H

H
- Human Development Report, 2018 Statistical Update
  
  August 2018
  
  Source: United Nations Development Programme
  
  Uploaded by: Knoema
  
  Accessed On: 20 December, 2018
  
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  The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.