Data from Infoplease

• Overview: Zambia, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is about one-tenth larger than Texas. It is surrounded by Angola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. The country is mostly a plateau that rises to 8,000 ft (2,434 m) in the east.
  
  
• Government: Republic
  
  
• Population (2004 est.): 10,462,436 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 39.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 98.4/1000; life expectancy: 35.2; density per sq mi: 36

• Capital and largest city (est) Lusaka, 1,773,300 (metro. area),
  1,265,000 (city proper)
  
  
• Religions: Christian 50%–75%, Islam and Hindu 24%–49%, indigenous beliefs 1%