Economy of Zambia

People of Zambia: Zambian people are warm and friendly. Most of the Zambia people are indigenous tribals. These tribes are Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja and Tongo. However, Zambia also contains Asians and Europeans – though they form a small minority.

Arts, Culture and Music of Zambia: music in Zambia can widely be categorized into three types: popular, traditional and Christian. However, after several years of coexistence, intermixing of the various forms has led to the formation of newer forms. One of the traditional types that have undergone modifications is the Kalindula. An integral instrument of the music in Zambia is a drum called Ngoma, as is the thumb piano called Kankobela. Traditional hand crafts in Zambia includes carvings, sculpture, copper artifacts, beadworks and hand-crafted gemstone jewellery.

Flag of Zambia: like most African nations, the flag of Zambia is based on the colors red, black, green and yellow. There is one color used instead of the traditional yellow and that is orange. The colors red, black and orange appear in stripes on a green backdrop, with an eagle to the left. All the colors are representative of several features of the country: red is symbolic of the freedom struggle, black of the people, green for agriculture and orange for copper which is found in abundance. The eagle is Zambia’s official coat of arms.

Economy of Zambia: once, the economy of Zambia was on the mining of copper. But economy of the country crashed when copper prices fell in the world market. Now Zambia, in effort to boost its economy, focuses on the development of agriculture, tourism, mining of copper, nickel, uranium and gemstones, and the production of hydro power.

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