London 2012 Olympics Focus – Zambia: Culture and Facts

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In the run up to the Olympics opening ceremony, we will be profiling each of the countries taking part. Next up, Zambia.

Name: Zambia

Capital: Lusaka

National Language(s): English

Area: 752,618 km²

Population: 2009 estimate – 12,935,000

Currency: Zambian Kwacha

Time Zone: UTC+2

5 Interesting Facts:

• There are over 73 dialects spoken in Zambia.
• There is freedom of worship in Zambia with over 15 different churches. Christianity is followed by over 60% of the population.
• Zambia is slightly larger than Texas.
• The Victoria Falls – also known locally as the ”Smoke that Thunders” – are to be found along the Zambezi River and have UNESCO World Heritage status.
• There are an estimated 1.2 million orphans in Zambia (2009).

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