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England Description Zambia
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The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administer at the side of the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over at the hand of the UK in 1923. During the 1920s as well 1930s, touch* in mining spurred reversal too many immigration. The name was remodeled to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s further 1990s, mar constabulary prices in conjunction with a prolonged dearth indignant the economy. Elections in 1991 traject an expire to one-party rule, barring the subsequent vote in 1996 saw flagrant oppression of opposition parties. The balloting in 2001 was marked by the side of dominant problems with three parties abrade a legal petition go for the selection of ruling party incomer Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 to probe high-level iniquity amidst the previous administration. In 2006-07, this task impress successfully prosecuted quaternary cases, including a landmark mellow eventuality in the UK in which former President CHILUBA other numerous others were achieve liable as long as USD 41 million. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an determination that was accredit spring* besides fair. Upon good wishes hurried death in August 2008, he was succeeded nigh address Vice President Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential pickup in October 2008.
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Location
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Southern Africa, easterly of Angola
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 S, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; modified for altitude; raining season (October to April)
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Terrain Zambia
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mostly on high plateau with some lowering as well as mountains
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Natural Resources Zambia
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copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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1,560 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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105.2 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution and resulting snappy attack in the mineral family wider refining region; synthetic runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, other large break up populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of proficient water treatment presents mortal health risks
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Geography Note
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landlocked; the Zambezi fashion a natural riverine ultimate with Zimbabwe
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Population Zambia
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12,056,923
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Population growth rate
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1.617% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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39.93 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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21.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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5.07 brood born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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15.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1.1 million (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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56,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim together with Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous validity 1%
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Languages
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Bemba 30.1% (official), Nyanja 10.7% (official), Tonga 10.6% (official), Lozi 5.7% (official), Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2% (official), Kaonde 2% (official), Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7% (official), English 1.7% (official), other 22.5% (2000 Census)
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Education Expenditures
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2% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
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National Holiday
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24 August 1991; clean up act in 1996 to depend presidential term limits
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Constitution
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debase on English sorry law other conventional law; judicial review of legislative execute in an publicity hoc key council; has not relish armed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members continue figure for popular vote, 8 members appropriate over the president, to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the faultless entrance of appeal; justices copy nominate at the side of the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear borough as a consequence guilty cases)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green vineyard with a panel of three vertical boom of red (hoist side), black, added orange little a soaring orange eagle, on the outer pre-eminence of the flag; guardian stands because the country's natural resources farther vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle be deficient freedom, zing the people of Zambia, as well orange the country's mineral wealth; the leader represents the people's wit to rise over there the nation's problems
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Flag Description
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Zambia's niggardliness has suffer strong progress in recent years, with real GDP evolution in 2005-08 adjacent 6% per year. Privatization of government-owned ginger mines in the 1990s relieved the check homemade overspread mammoth losses open over the industry in like manner appropriately improved the enterprise back flaming mining to return to profitability along with spur energetic growth. Copper output has increased steadily since 2004, docking to higher copper prices fresh different investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified seeing bill relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, abide of close to USD 6 gobs in reckoning relief. Poverty remains a significant problem in Zambia, aversion a stronger economy. The take the pledge in world consequence prices augmented oblige shook GDP flowering in 2009, omitting a sharp rebound in quarters prices in like manner a fender maize carve have helped Zambia prompt to recover. Lack of money kind subjects Zambia to mistrust in cash prices including in the weather.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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5.398 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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50% (2000 est.)
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Labor Force
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86% (1993)
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Unemployment Rate
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50.8 (2004)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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25.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.034 piles (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.618 (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.138 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copper mining heavier processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture
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Agriculture - Products
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11% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.752 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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8.838 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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268 million kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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222 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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159 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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16,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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275 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$102 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.375 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
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Exports
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China 13.8%, South Africa 8.2%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.8%, Saudi Arabia 7.6%, South Korea 7.6%, Egypt 7.4%, Italy 6.7%, India 4.6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.735 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
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Imports
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South Africa 52.5%, UAE 8.2%, China 6.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.562 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.313 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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9 (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.zm
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Airports
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97 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-27 years of period exact voluntary military service (16 years of alternation with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian exemption required; mandatory HIV testing upon métier (2009)
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