• Area:  290,586 sqare miles

• Capital:  Lusaka
  • Population: 13.9 million
  • Language:  English, Indigenous languages
  • Religion:  Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Indigenous
  • Currency:  Zambian kwacha
  • Orphans: 1,100,000
  • Every 47 seconds a new child is orphaned in Zambia
  • Only 50% of orphans or vulnerable children have two sets of clothing, a pair of shoes, and a (shared) blanket
  • Infant Mortality: 86/1000 (U.S.A. 8/1000)
  • Under 5 Mortality: 141/1000 (U.S.A 7/1000)
  • Average life expectancy: 42 years
  • Literacy Percent: 75%
  • 50-60% unemployment
  • 15-20% of Population living with HIV/AIDS
  • 3rd highest death rate in the world
  • Less than 1/1000 people have a computer
  • There is 12 doctor for every 100,000 people
  • 28/100 have a phone
  • 6/100 Internet users
  • Average income: $970/year ($2.66/day) (2009 stastistics)
  • Average income U.S.A: $46,360/yr ($127 / day) - 2009