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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of zambia conventional short form: zambia former: northern rhodesia |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Lusaka |
| Administrative divisions | 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western |
| Independence | 24 October 1964 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 24 October (1964) |
| Constitution | 24 August 1991 |
| Legal system | based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president levy mwanawasa (since 2 january 2002); vice president lupando mwape (since 4 october 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president levy mwanawasa (since 2 january 2002); vice president lupando mwape (since 4 october 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the national assembly elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 27 december 2001 (next to be held na december 2006); vice president appointed by the president election results: levy mwanawasa elected president; percent of vote - levy mwanawasa 29%, anderson mazoka 27%, christon tembo 13%, tilyenji kaunda 10%, godfrey miyanda 8%, benjamin mwila 5%, michael sata 3%, other 5% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 december 2001 (next to be held na december 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - mmd 45.9%, upnd 32.4%, unip 8.8%, fdd 8.1%, hp 2.7%, pf 0.7%, zrp 0.7%, independents 0.7%; seats by party - mmd 68, upnd 48, unip 13, fdd 12, hp 4, pf 1, zrp 1, independents 1; seats not determined 2 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases) |
| Political parties and leaders | Agenda for Zambia or AZ [Inonge MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA]; Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Christon TEMBO]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Liberal Progressive Front or LPF [Roger CHONGWE, president]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Levy MWANAWASA, acting president]; National Leadership for Development or NLD [Yobert SHAMAPANDE]; National Party or NP [Dr. Sam CHIPUNGU]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Gwendoline KONIE]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Francis NKHOMA, president]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Anderson MAZOKA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador inonge mbikusita-lewanika FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826 telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719 chancery: 2419 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador martin george brennan embassy: corner of independence and united nations avenues mailing address: p. o. box 31617, lusaka telephone: [260] (1) 250-955 FAX: [260] (1) 252-225 |
| Flag description | green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag |
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