Tuesday, January 15, 2008

About Zambia

This post is designed to give you an overview of information about the country of Zambia so that you have an idea of the demographics of this country. Zambia has approximately 12 million people; 7 million of these people are under the age of 12. while children and adults with disabilities depend on extended family, extended family between the ages of 30 - 50 are not typically available to most of the country's children. The most common cause of death for Zambians is Malaria and then HIV/AIDS. It is not known how many children and adults with disabilities live in Zambia and there are no systemic services to support these individuals.

Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world (usually in the bottom 5 - 10 countries) and is dependent on outside assistance from other countries for sustainability. It is one of the most stable countries in Africa and is considered a democratic country.

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