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| ZAMBIAN LANGUAGE STATS: |
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English speakers
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41,434 |
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[17th of 52]
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English speakers (per $ GDP)
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0.077 per $10,000 of GDP |
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[14th of 35]
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English speakers (per capita)
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0.368 per 100 people |
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[33rd of 46]
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English status
Spoken as mother tongue by Europeans mainly. A small minority of Zambian Africans speak it as a mother tongue. Used as a second language. The only language of Parliament. Official language. Bible 1535-1989. |
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English-speaking population > As an additional language
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1,800,000
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[34th of 59]
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English-speaking population > First language
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110,000
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[14th of 62]
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English-speaking population > Total
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1,900,000 |
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[36th of 99]
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Languages
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages |
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Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
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67.9
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[137th of 174]
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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Zambia, Republic of Zambia
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