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    Zambia Government - 1990
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    SOURCE: 1990 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Long-form name: Republic of Zambia

      Type: one-party state

      Capital: Lusaka

      Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western

      Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK; formerly Northern Rhodesia)

      Constitution: 25 August 1973

      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

      National holiday: Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

      Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet

      Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court

      Leaders: Chief of State--President Dr. Kenneth David KAUNDA (since 24 October 1964); Head of Government--Prime Minister Gen. Malimba MASHEKE (since 15 March 1989)

      Political parties and leaders: only party--United National Independence Party (UNIP), Kenneth Kaunda

      Suffrage: universal at age 18

      Elections: President--last held 26 October 1988 (next to be held October 1993); results--President Kenneth Kaunda was reelected without opposition; National Assembly--last held 26 October 1988 (next to be held October 1993); results--UNIP is the only party; seats--(136 total, 125 elected) UNIP 125

      Communists: no Communist party

      Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, ILZSG, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IPU, ITU, NAM, OAU, SADCC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Paul J. F. LUSAKA; Chancery at 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202) 265-9717 through 9721; US--Ambassador Jeffrey DAVIDOW; Embassy at corner of Independence Avenue and United Nations Avenue, Lusaka (mailing address is P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka); telephone 2601o 214911

      Flag: 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

      NOTE: The information regarding Zambia on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zambia Government 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zambia Government 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.

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