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Zambia is officially a "Christian nation" under the 1996 constitution, but recognizes and protects freedom of religion. [97] Zambia is the only African nation to designate Christianity as a state religion. [98] The Zambia Statistics Agency estimates that 95.5% of Zambians are Christian, with 75.3% Protestant and 20.2% Roman Catholic. [99]
Ace trivia night with these cool and random fun facts for adults and kids. This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. 105 Fun Facts About Science, History ...
It is the national bird of Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages. [3] Examples of names include: visarend in Afrikaans, nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French, [4] hungwe in Shona, inkwazi in isiZulu, and ntšhu in Northern Sotho.
The Victoria Falls in the south-west corner of Zambia are 100 metres high and 1.6 kilometres wide. The highest point in Zambia is found in the Mafinga Hills. The point is at a height of 2,301 metres. The flag of Zambia was hoisted for the first time at midnight on 23 October 1964, symbolising patriotism and the nation’s natural resources.
The Ila people are an ethnic group in The Republic of Zambia who make up 0.8 percent of the total population.. The Ila are closely related in language and culture to their more numerous Tonga neighbours in Southern Province.
Primary Education in Zambia is the foundation of every one who gets into school, going from grade 1 – 7 with students then expected to pass the exams set by the Examination Council of Zambia [4] at the end of the grade 7 school year. Primary schools are spread in all parts of the country. Zambia has close to 110 Districts. Primary schools are ...
The Batwa are generally considered to be the surviving remnants of nomadic Bushmen who inhabited Zambia long before the Bantu peoples began to arrive from the Congo Basin to the north. [ 4 ] The area is now dominated by Ila and Balundwe (or Lundwe, or Plateau Tonga ) farmers and cattle herders, in at least 21 chieftaincies, [ 5 ] who came to ...
Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood.