Short facts about the government of Zambia
| Country
name: |
conventional long
form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short
form: Zambia
former: Northern
Rhodesia |
| Government
type: |
republic |
| Administrative divisions: |
9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt,
Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern,
Western |
| Independence: |
24 October 1964 (from
UK) |
| National
holiday: |
Independence Day, 24 October
(1964) |
| Constitution: |
2 August
1991 |
| Legal
system: |
based on English common law and
customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional
council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction |
| Suffrage: |
18 years of age;
universal |
| Executive
branch: |
chief of state:
President Frederick CHILUBA (since 2 November 1991); Vice President
Enoch KAVINDELE (since 4 May 2001); note - the president is both the chief of
state and head of government
head of government: President
Frederick CHILUBA (since 2 November 1991); Vice President Enoch KAVINDELE (since
4 May 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among
the members of the National Assembly
elections: president elected
by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 18 November 1996 (next
to be held NA October 2001); vice president appointed by the
president
election results: Frederick CHILUBA reelected
president; percent of vote - Frederick CHILUBA 72.5%, Dean MUNGO'MBA 12.6%,
Humphrey MULEMBA 7%, Akashambatwa LEWANIKA 4.7%, Chama CHAKOMBOKA
3.2% |
| Legislative
branch: |
unicameral National Assembly (150
seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year
terms)
elections: last held 18 November 1996 (next to be held NA
December 2001)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%;
seats by party - MMD 131, NP 5, Zadeco 2, AZ 2, independents
10 |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Court (the final court of
appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited
jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases) |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
Agenda for Zambia or AZ [Akashambatwa
LEWANIKA]; Labor Party or LP [Chibiza MFUNI]; Liberal Progressive Front or LPF
[Roger CHONGWE, president]; Movement for Democratic Process or MDP [Chama CHAKOM
BOKA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Frederick CHILUBA]; National
Party or NP [Daniel LISULO]; Republican Party or RP [Ben MWILA]; Social
Democratic Party or SDP [Gwendoline Konie]; United National Independence Party
or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND
[Anderson MAZOKA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or Zadeco [Eden JERRY, acting
head] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
| International organization participation: |
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-19,
G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNTAET, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Atan SHANSONGA
chancery: 2419
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1]
(202) 265-9717 through 9719
FAX: [1] (202)
332-0826 |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador David B. DUNN
embassy: corner of
Independence and United Nations Avenues
mailing address: P. O.
Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone: [260] (1)
250-955
FAX: [260] (1)
252-225 |
| Flag
description: |
green with a panel of three vertical
bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on
the outer edge of the flag | Source: World Factbook |
