• Land of the legendary African walking safari, earth's biggest waterfall, the wild Zambezi River, breath-taking lakes and wetlands, a profusion of birds, abundant wildlife, and raw, pulsating wilderness…all in one friendly country.
   
• Zambia is a landlocked country located between the southern rim of the Zaire Basin and the Zambezi River. Zambia has land borders with Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to the southeast, Botswana and Namibia to the south, Angola on the west and Zaire to the northwest.
   
• Although Zambia lies within the tropics, much of the country has a pleasant climate because of high altitude. Both temperature and rainfall are closely affected and moderated by the altitude of the terrain. Temperatures are highest in the valleys of the Zambezi, Luangwa and Kafue rivers and by the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Mweru and Bangweulu.
   
• There are wide seasonal variations in temperatures and rainfall. The highest temperatures come before the rains. October is the hottest months, being humidity and cloudy with thunderstorms caused by moist air from the east. The main raining season starts in mid-November, with heavy tropical storms lasting well into April. The Northern Province has a rainfall of from 30 - 36 inches. May to middle of August is regarded as the cool season, after which temperatures rise rapidly. September usually is very dry.
  
  Source: http://www.zambiatourism.com
  
  
• On December 30, 1991, Zambia's newly installed president declared this small, southern African nation a Christian state, despite opposition from some Christian and Muslim leaders.
  
  Source: http://www.greatepicbooks.com/kaunda.html
  
  
• Weather: www.weather.com/outlook/travel/local/ZAXX0004
   
• Population:
  10,462,436
  Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
   
• Age:
  0-14 years: 46.1% (male 2,419,361; female 2,401,538)
  15-64 years: 51.1% (male 2,684,001; female 2,667,528)
  65 years and over: 2.8% (male 132,166; female 157,842) (2004 est.)
   
• Religions:
  Christian 50%-75%
  Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%
  Indigenous beliefs 1%

Source:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/za.html