Zambia
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 9
No. of saints in church life: 335
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 335
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographical
Size: land: land: 743,398 sq km, water: 9,220 sq km
Climate: tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April) Population: 20,799,116 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.83% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Bemba 21%, Tonga 13.6%, Chewa 7.4%, Lozi 5.7%, Nsenga 5.3%, Tumbuka 4.4%, Ngoni 4%, Lala 3.1%, Kaonde 2.9%, Namwanga 2.8%, Lunda (north Western) 2.6%, Mambwe 2.5%, Luvale 2.2%, Lamba 2.1%, Ushi 1.9%, Lenje 1.6%, Bisa 1.6%, Mbunda 1.2%, other 13.8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Languages: Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%,
Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)
Religion: Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i),
none 1.8% (2010 est.)
Capital
City: Lusaka
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