ivisions:
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:
2 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 and head of government:
President Frederick CHILUBA (since 31 October 1991); Vice President
Levy MWANAWASA (since 31 October 1991); election last held 31 October
1991 (next to be held in 1996); results - Frederick CHILUBA 84%,
Kenneth KAUNDA 16%
cabinet:
Cabinet; appointed by the president from members of the National
Assembly
Legislative branch:
unicameral
National Assembly:
elections last held 31 October 1991 (next to be held in 1996); results
- percent of vote by party NA; seats - (150 total) MMD 125, UNIP 25;
note - the MMD's majority was weakened by the defection of 13 of its
parliamentary members during 1993 and the defeat of its candidates in
4 of the resulting by-elections
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Frederick CHILUBA; United
National Independence Party (UNIP), Kebby MUSOKATWANE; National Party
(NP), Inonge MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA;
Member of:
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-19, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFTU, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU,
LORCS, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMOZ, UNOSOM, UPU,
WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Dunstan Weston KAMANA
chancery:
2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 265-9717 through 9721
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Roland KUCHEL
embassy:
corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka
mailing address:
P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone:
[260-1] 228-595, 228-601, 228-602, 228-603
FAX:
[260-1] 261-538
Flag:
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

@Zambia, Economy

Overview:
The economy has been in decline for more than a decade with falling
imports