Demographics
| Capital: | Lusaka |
| Population: | 20,799,116 (2024 est.) |
| Land Area: | 743,398 km2 |
| Religions: | Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (including Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha’i), none 1.8% (2010 est.) |
| Languages: | Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.); note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia’s major languages are members of the Bantu family; Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects |
Projects
The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle (2024) provided USD $54,452.32 funding for the under-listed projects:
- Ordinary subsidy for Emmaus Propaedeutic Seminary at the Diocese of Lusaka
- Ordinary subsidy for St. Charles Lwanga Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Mansa
- Construction of Our Lady of Victories Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Mpika
The Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood Association (2024) provided USD $37,000.00 funding for the under-listed projects:
- St. Michael’s Nyanzou Primary School
- St. Bernard’s Nursery School – DORA
- St. Barbara Mission Hospital
Source: CIA World Factbook