Do You Know?

Do you know...

• Zambia has over 14.5 million people.
• Over 46% of Zambians are under the age of 15.
• Zambia has the highest birth rate in the world.
• Zambia is about the size of Texas in area.
• On October 24, Zambia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain.
• Lusaka is the capital city.
• Lusaka has over 1.5 million people.
• In 2014, Lusaka is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. 
• Traffic lights in Lusaka are almost non-existent.
• Driving in heavy traffic is a free-for-all!
• A baboon can enter an open van door, steal a bag of potato chips from under the seat, and be gone in less than a second!
• Most roads are not marked with center or side lines.
• A road that was being marked was done so by stretching a string down the center and then a man bent over painting the yellow line by hand with a brush.
• In a traffic jam, vendors walk between the cars selling air time for cell phones, fruit and vegetables, fresh fish and all kinds of merchandise.
• In the Constitution of Zambia, it is stated that Zambia is a Christian nation.
• About 80% of Zambians are Christian and less than 5% are Muslim.
• Over 2/3 of the Zambians live below the Zambian poverty level.
• Over 80% of the adult Zambian population is literate.
• Although education is free through grade 6, it is often not affordable because uniforms and supplies must be bought by the student.