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ABOUT ZAMBIA

DESCRIPTION

Located in the Southern Africa Sub-region, Zambia is a landlocked country covering an area of 752,614 km2. It is bordered by Tanzania (in the North), Malawi (in the East), Mozambique (in the South-East), Zimbabwe (in the South), Botswana and Namibia (in the South-West), Angola (in the West) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (in the North-West).

The country has an estimated population of 12.2 million (2007 estimate) and its annual population growth rate is estimated at 3.1 percent. It is estimated that about 46% of the population, representing an active and productive workforce, are between 15 and 64 years of age.


POLITICAL AND LEGAL SYSTEM

A multi-party democratic system of government with a distinct separation of powers between the legislative (parliament), executive (cabinet) and judiciary (courts of law) organs of Government govern Zambia. Zambia's main political parties include the ruling Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD), the Patriotic Front (PF), and the United Party for National Development (UPND). Other smaller parties include, the United National Independence Party (UNIP), Forum for Democracy and Development, Heritage Party and Reform Party.

Both the president (who must belong to a registered political party) and members of parliament are elected by the people and the president appoints, from within elected and nominated members of parliament, the cabinet ministers. The parliament, headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly, comprises 150 elected members and up to 8 members nominated by the president. The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal and is headed by the Chief Justice.

Zambia is a unitary republican state with the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary operating as autonomous organs of Government. The Executive is the President who is deputized by a Vice President.


The current Republican President: His Excellency Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda

The Vice President: His Honour Mr. George Kunda

The Foreign Affairs Minister: The Honourable Mr. Kabinga Pande


The President appoints his cabinet to help him run the Government.
Visit the state house website to see the full Cabinet.