Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $2.6 billion (1984), $410 per capita;

real growth rate, —1.3% (1984)

Natural resources: copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydroelectric power, fertile land

Agriculture: main crops—corn, tobacco, cotton; net importer of most major agricultural products

Major industries: copper mining and refinery, transport, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, and fertilizer

Electric power: 1,924,700 kW capacity (1985); 12.645 billion kWh produced (1985), 1,850 kWh per capita

Exports: $916 million (f.o.b., 1984); copper, zinc, cobalt, lead, tobacco

Imports: $612 million (c.i.f., 19841; machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, fuels, manufactures

Major trade partners: EC, Japan, South Africa, US, Iraq

Budget:(central government, 1984) revenues, $900 million (est.); expenditures, $840 million (est 1

Monetary conversion rate. 5.7 Zambian kwachas=US$l (December 1985)

Fiscal year, calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.