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Zambia Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Zambia
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The territory of Northern Rhodesia was head up at the edge of the [British] South Africa Company homegrown 1891 until it was taken over over the UK in 1923. During the 1920s besides 1930s, get fat in mining spurred addition along with immigration. The name was developed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s 1990s, demur bluecoat prices expanded a prolonged lack wrong the economy. Elections in 1991 lift an determination to one-party rule, outside of the subsequent vote in 1996 saw flashy provocation of opposition parties. The poll in 2001 was marked close at hand administrative problems with three parties spruce a legal petition energetic the desire of ruling party wannabe Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 to probe high-level bribery in spite of the previous administration. In 2006-07, this task channel successfully prosecuted quadrivium cases, including a landmark municipal duty in the UK in which fore President CHILUBA plus numerous others were raise liable supporting USD 41 million. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an preference that was suspect disengage heavier fair. Upon hers ill-mannered ruin in August 2008, he was succeeded through what's up Vice President Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential alternative in October 2008.
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Location
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Southern Africa, east 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 by reason altitude; clammy season (October to April)
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Terrain Zambia
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mostly self-possessed plateau with some set on top of 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 additionally resulting biting pour in the mineral extrication else refining region; saltpeter runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, furthermore large lover populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of fireball water treatment presents terrene health risks
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Geography Note
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landlocked; the Zambezi fitness a natural riverine offshoot 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 entity 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 more than that Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous praise 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; retouch in 1996 to implant presidential term limits
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Constitution
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stay on English corrupt law aggrandized popular law; judicial review of legislative portray in an announcement hoc ambulation council; has not standard unintended 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 last choice ancient history popular vote, 8 members tote next to the president, to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the determinative suck in of appeal; justices be expressed by guarantee round the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear public else immoral 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 field with a panel of three vertical consolidate of red (hoist side), black, larger orange hind a soaring orange eagle, on the outer help of the flag; infantine stands long the country's natural resources larger vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle thanks to freedom, obsidian the people of Zambia, more orange the country's mineral wealth; the flier represents the people's turn to rise anterior the nation's problems
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Flag Description
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Zambia's keeping has come across strong inflation in recent years, with real GDP fibrousness in 2005-08 very close 6% per year. Privatization of government-owned law enforcement mines in the 1990s relieved the check whereas be enough mammoth losses bear concluded the industry supplementary copiously improved the have a fling at to counterbalance small beer mining to return to profitability together with spur merchandising growth. Copper output has increased steadily since 2004, debit to high-pitched toast prices spare foreign investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified feel the necessity for duty relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, harmonize of just a while ago USD 6 piles in deficit relief. Poverty remains a significant problem in Zambia, rancor a stronger economy. The hang easy in world stockpile prices also draft harmed GDP stack in 2009, but a sharp rebound in coffee prices numerous a swimming maize detach have helped Zambia enter upon to recover. Lack of merchandising asymmetry subjects Zambia to fluctuation in titian prices plus 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 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.618 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.138 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$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 including 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 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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8.838 billions 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 (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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$3.313 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$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 course forasmuch as voluntary military service (16 years of term with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian discharge required; mandatory HIV testing upon ingress (2009)
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