Around 90% of children in Zambia attend primary school, with lower attendance rates reported for secondary education. Factors affecting school attendance include distance, poverty, and the quality of education available. Efforts are being made to increase access to education for all children in Zambia.
As of 2019, Zambia's literacy rate is estimated to be around 73.8%, with slightly higher literacy rates among males compared to females. The government is working towards improving access to education and literacy programs to increase this rate.
The official and national language of Zambia is English, spoken by more than 95% of the population.
Zambian currency is called Kwacha . . (Kwa-Cha)
Its current rate as of 23rd January 2012 is as follows:
$1.00 US Dollar = K5 120.00 Zambian Kwacha (aka get your rat oot)
The items below are some of the contributing factors to the environmental problems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
1. Deforestation...use of wood as fuel
2. Unregulated logging
3.Mining...unregulated use of chemicals in the processing of ores such as arsenic, lead and zinc processing. The water affluent from the mines, smoke from the cement chimneys and copper mines
4. Non recycling of garbage, causing high volumes of garbage especially plastics
5. Dumping of contaminants from the developed countries
Geoffrey Mwamba is the Minister of Defense for Zambia.
Constitutionalism is a concept that can be said to suggest a constitution that is fair. One that curtails the arbitrary use of power by the state organs and one that protects the fundamental human rights of the people. In Zambia, we may see this concept adhered to in the constitution, which is a written document and is the supreme law. It contains laws that protect the fundamental rights of the people and those in power are accountable to the people for their actions. However, the extent to which the Zambian constitution follows the principal of constitutionalism is also debatable as there are some laws that infringe upon this concept. For example, as much as the rights of the people are protected, they also have their limitations. Now, these limitations are meant to be in place to make sure that in their enjoyment of rights individual citizens do not infringe upon the rights of others but, scholars argue that the government at times uses these limitations to tamper with the rights of the citizens. And lastly but not the least it is also argued that the President holds too much power. He is the head of state, the commander-in-chief, a part of the legislation process and his cabinet propose all Bills to be passed or debated upon in the National Assembly.
Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years, however if you mean when did Zambia gain independence, that was 24th October 1964
There have not been any major wars in Zambia. However, there were a few times when violence escalated:
During election time and politicians are campaigning.
The struggle for independence from the British in 1964.
The coup against the government in 1994.
Zambia's largest industry is mining, which accounts for 80% of exports and 15% of the GDP. The country has vast reserves of copper, cobalt, coal, and smaller amounts of amethyst, flourite, feldspar, gypsum, aquamarine, lead, zinc, tin, and gold. The other important industries are manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.