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Oil - production:

150 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

14,760 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

190.6 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:

13,810 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:

NA

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)

Current account balance:

-$228 million (2007 est.)

Exports:

$4.594 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton

Exports - partners:

Switzerland 41.8%, South Africa 12%, Thailand 5.9%, Democratic
Republic of the Congo 5.3%, Egypt 5%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, China 4.1%
(2007)

Imports:

$3.611 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products,
electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing

Imports - partners:

South Africa 47.4%, UAE 6.3%, China 6%, India 4.1%, UK 4% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$504 million (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$1.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$2.596 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$4.5 billion (2007)

Currency (code):

Zambian kwacha (ZMK)

Currency code:

ZMK

Exchange rates:

Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006),
4,463.5 (2005), 4,778.9 (2004), 4,733.3 (2003)

Communications
Zambia

Telephones - main lines in use:

91,800 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.639 million (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: facilities are aging but still among the best in
Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger
towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation
and network coverage is improving; Internet service is widely
available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated
by private firms
international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)

Radios:

1.