ZAMBIA
Facts & stats about Zambia…
Elevated Risk Area
Risk areas: rural North Western, Copperbelt, Central and Lapua provinces bordering DRC
Population
National Flower: Bougainvillea
World record staple mosaic
Saimir Strati: Mother Teresa Mosaic -1.5 M staples
Median Age
National Bird: Fish eagle
Guinness World record: Largest annual convergence of mammals
Straw-coloured fruit bats: 5 – 10 million each October
Surface area (sq/km)
National Staple: Nshima
Went from world's 3rd worst to best performing currency in two months
April 2016: Kwacha from -42% to +19.9% against USD
Country history - COMING SOON!
Sources:
- Wikipedia (29 March 2017)
- Countrymeters (07 June 2017)
- BBC (15 December 2016)
- CIA World Factbook (30 May 2017)
- Fact Monster (7 June 2017)
- Guinness World Records (16 May 2015)
- News Week (15 April 2016)
- GOV.uk (17 June 2017)