ZAMBIA
(Republic of Zambia)

Capital: Lusaka

Flag: the flag is green, with three-colored dark red, black and orange vertical strips in a bottom corner of a fly, topped with a Golden Eagle.

Anthem: Rise and sing for Zambia.

MONETARY BLOCK: The kwacha (k) in 100 нглеев replaced Zambian pound (zP) January 15, 1968. There are coins 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 нгв, and notes 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 kwacha. k1 = $0,00022 (or $1 = k4,549.58) as of 2005.

SCALES AND MEASURES: the metric system is used.

HOLIDAYS: New year, on January 1; Youth Day, on March 11; Labor Day, on May 1; Day of freedom of Africa, on May 24; Day of heroes, the 1st Monday after the 1st week-end in July; Day of unity, Tuesday after Day of heroes; Day of farmers, on August 5; Independence Day, on October 24; Christmas, on December 25. Moveable religious feasts include Good Friday and Easter Monday.

TIME: 14:00 - midday.

ARRANGEMENT, SIZE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The country which doesn't have an outlet to the sea in the southern part of the Central Africa, Zambia has the area of 752 614 sq.km (290 586 quarter. Miles) which maximum length is 1206 km (749 miles) and the maximum width of 815 km (506 miles) of nanosecond, Rather, the area occupied with Zambia is a little more, than the State of Texas. They were limited to Tanzania, differently, across Malawi, across Mozambique and Zimbabwe, across Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia (South West Africa) across Angola, and on w and n - the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GENISTA), Zambia has the general border 5 664 km long (3,519 miles).
The capital of Zambia, Lusaka, is located in the southern central part of the country.

TOPOGRAPHY

The most part of sushi in Zambia - the high plateau lying between 910 and 1370 m (3000-4500 feet) above sea level. In the northeast of the mountain Muchinga exceed 1800 m (5 900 feet) in height. In valleys of the main river systems height less than 610 m (2000 feet) meet. The earth of the plateau in northeast and east parts of the country is destroyed by the low Luangva River, and in the western half - the Kafue River. Both rivers are inflows top Zambezi, the main waterway of area. Frequent emergence of thresholds and falling interferes with navigation across Zambezi.

In the northern area there are three large natural lakes - Bangvelu, Mweru and Tanganyika. The lake Tangankiya is the largest with an area about 12 770 sq.km (32 893 quarter. Miles). The lake Bangweulu and swamps on its southernmost tip cover about 9 840 sq.km (3799 quarter. Miles) are also drained by the Luapula River. Kariba, one of the world's largest artificial lakes, is on the southern border; it was created at the expense of Zambezi by construction of a dam of Kariba.

CLIMATE

Though Zambia is in tropics, the most part from them has pleasant climate because of height. Temperatures the highest in valleys of Zambezi, Luangva and Kafue and also on coast of Lakes Tanganyika, Mweru and Bangvelu.