 It has 54 countries  It is divided into 5 regions  Each country has it’s own tribes, cultures and customs  Zambia is in Southern Africa and has eight neighboring countries

 Capital:  Lusaka  Currency:  Zambian kwacha  Population:  million (2013)  Size:  290,585 square miles (752,615 square kilometers)

 There are three seasons –  cool and dry ( from May to August )  hot and dry ( from September to November ) During the hot season maximum temperatures may range from 27 o C to 35 o C  warm and wet ( from December to April )

 Official language: English  72 ethic groups  About 90% of the population fall into 9 major ethnolinguistic groups: the Nyanja- Chewa, Bemba, Tonga, Tumbuka, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nkoya, and Lozi

 Food in Daily Life. The availability of food supplies depends on season and location. The main staple is nshima, which is made of maize (corn). In rural areas, where meat is not an option on a regular basis, nshima is served with beans, vegetables, or dried fish. Mealie meal is eaten three times a day, at breakfast as a porridge and as nshima for lunch and dinner. Buns are also popular at breakfast, taken with tea.  Other foods, such as groundnuts (peanuts), sweet potatoes, and cassava, are more seasonal. Fruits are plentiful, including bananas, mangoes, paw paws, and pineapples, which come from the hilly regions.  In the cities, there are plenty of fast-food establishments or "take- aways" that serve quick Western food such as sausages, samoosas (savory-filled pastries), burgers, and chips with a Coca-Cola. There are also an increasing number of formal Western-style restaurants that are largely accessible only to the wealthy.

 Zambezi River The river runs across the western and southern border and then forms Victoria Falls and flows into Lake Kariba and on to the Indian Ocean  Victoria Falls One of the 7 wonders of the world  It is a landlocked country with several large freshwater lakes, including Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru, Lake Bangweulu, and the largest man-made lake in Africa, Lake Kariba  Game Parks Several game parks in the country

 Mining For many years, the saying "Copper is king" was symbolic of the country because copper was the main contributor to the economy  In the rural communities; subsistence farming and fishing  Small industrial manufacturing; cooking oil, sugar, candles, cement,

 main exports are copper, cobalt, zinc, tobacco, maize, and emeralds. The primary recipients are South Africa, Japan, and Saudi Arabia  main imports are automobiles, farming equipment, chemicals and fuels, and food items, from South Africa, Japan, Europe, and the United States.