Zambia

Exact population: 11,502,010 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 80.6%; male: 86.8%; female: 74.8%
Ethnicities: African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2%
Land boundaries: Total: 5,664 km; border countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
Terrain: Mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains
Extremes: Lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m; highest point: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m
Imports: South Africa 46.2%, UK 14.2%, UAE 7.1%, Zimbabwe 6% (2004)
Exports: South Africa 25.6%, UK 17%, Switzerland 16%, Tanzania 7.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7%, Zimbabwe 5.8% (2004)
Industries: Copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture

Source: CIA World Factbook