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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Zambia
Conventional short form Zambia Former Northern Rhodesia Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Lusaka
Geographic coordinates 15 25 S, 28 17 E Time difference UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western Independence
24 October 1964 (from the UK)
Constitution
24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits Legal system
Mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Michael Chilufya SATA (since 23 September 2011); Vice President Guy SCOTT (since 30 September 2011); the president is both the chief of state and head of government Head of government President Michael Chilufya SATA (since 23 September 2011); Vice President Guy SCOTT (since 30 September 2011) Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly Elections President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 September 2011 (next to be held in 2016); vice president appointed by the president Election results Michael Chilufya SATA elected president; percent of vote - Michael SATA 43.3%, Rupiah BANDA 36.2%, Hakainde HICHILEMA 18.5%, other 2.0% Legislative branch
Unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are elected by popular vote, 8 members appointed by the president, to serve five-year terms) Elections Last held on 20 September 2011 (next to be held in 2016) Election results Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PF 60, MMD 55, UPND 28, ADD 1, FDD 1, independents 3; seats not determined 2 Judicial branch
Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases) Political parties and leaders
Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI]; Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Rupiah BANDA]; National Restoration Party or NAREP [Elias CHIPIMO]; Party of Unity for Democracy and Development or PUDD [Dan PULE]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Reform Party [Nevers MUMBA]; United Democratic Alliance or UDA (a coalition of RP, ZADECO, PUDD, and ZRP); United Liberal Party or ULP [Sakwiba SIKOTA]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or ZADECO [Langton SICHONE]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA] Political pressure groups and leaders
NA
International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Bernard KANGWA Chancery 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719 FAX [1] (202) 332-0826Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Mark C. STORELLA
Embassy Corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka Mailing address P. O. Box 31617, LusakaTelephone [260] (211) 357-000 FAX [260] (211) 357-224 Flag description
Green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems National symbol(s)
African fish eagle
National anthem
Name
"Lumbanyeni Zambia" (Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free) Lyrics/music Multiple/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA Note Adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song "God Bless Africa," is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem
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