Zambia is a landlocked southern African country of 10 million people,
with good mineral resources, extensive arable land, and normally
adequate rainfall. The country’s GDP in 2003 was $4.1 billion.
A 1998 Zambian Central Statistics Office (CSO) survey indicated
that 72.9% of Zambians live below the poverty line. Zambia's level
of urbanization, 46%, is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
While reliable unemployment data are not available, it is likely
that well under half of the workforce has formal employment. Agriculture
accounted for 14.9% of GDP in 2003 and over 80% of employment (formal
and informal), while copper and cobalt exports accounted for 77%
of export earnings...
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