general information
- Population: 15.6 million (2015)
- GNI PPP Per Capita: 1,700 PPP dollars (2015)
- Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: N/A
- Women as % of Parliament: 32%
- CO2 Emissions per Capita (metric tons): 0.9
- Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 30%
- Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): N/A
- Democracy - CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
- Economy - Big Mac Index: N/A
- Economy - Human Development Index: 0.397
- Economy - Technology Index: 3.04
- Education - Average Years of School for Adults: 5.4
- Education - Education Spending (as % of GDP): 2.5%
- Education - Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 38.56
- Education - Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3.1%
- Health - Expenditure Per Capita: $27.2
- Health - Hospital Beds Per 1000: 3
- Health - Physicians Per 1000: 0.16
- Media - Televisions (total number): 370,000
- Media - Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 30.36 per 1000 people
- % of GDP as Industry: 28.4%
- Total Labor Force: 8.098 million
- % of Labor Force in Industry: 10%
- Unemployment Rate: 95%
- Public Debt % of GDP: 45.4%
- Inflation Rate: 1.6%
- Industries: mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages
- Value of Exports: $3.257 billion
- Export Commodities: platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
- Export Partners and %: China 27.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14%, Botswana 12.5%, South Africa 7.6%
- Value of Imports: $5.738 billion
- Import Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products
- Import Partners and %: South Africa 48.1%, China 12.1%, India 5.2%, Zambia 4.6%
- Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 1
- Electricity Production: 9.7 billion kWh
- Electricity Consumption: 8 billion kWh
- Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 63.2% of total installed capacity
- Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
- Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 36.8% of total installed capacity
- Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity
- Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
- Refined Oil Consumption: 29,000 bbl/day
- Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
- Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
- # of Land/Main Line Telephones: 333,702
- # of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12.757 million
- # of Internet Hosts: N/A
- # of Internet Users: 2.328 million
- # of Airports (total): 196
- # of Airports with Paved Runways: 17
- # of km of Roadways (total): 97,267 km
- # of km of Roadways Paved: 18,481 km
- # of km of Waterways: (some navigation possible on Lake Kariba)
- Location of Main Ports and Terminals:
- river port(s): Binga, Kariba (Zambezi)