nal Assembly: elections last held 31 October 1991 (next to be
held NA 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, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNOMOZ, 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: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719
FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Roland K. KUCHEL
embassy: corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue,
Lusaka
mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone: [260] (1) 228595, 228601, 228602, 228603
FAX: [260] (1) 261538

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: Prior to 1993 the economy had been in decline for more than
a decade with falling imports and growing foreign debt. Economic
difficulties stemmed largely from a chronically depressed level of
copper production and weak copper prices, generally ineffective
economic policies, and high inflation. An annual population growth of
3% brought a decline in per capita GDP of 50% over the decade.
However, economic reforms enacted since 1992 have helped reduce
inflation, have begun to strengthen the social safety net, and have
been accompanied by GDP growth at an estimated 6.8% in 1993 and 4% in
1994. The huge external debt remains a key problem.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.9 billion (1994
est.)

National product real growth rate: 4% (1994 est.)

National product per capita: $860 (1994 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 89% (1994 est.)

Unemployment rate: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $665 million
expenditure