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The real news around the water cooler of the beautiful country of Zambia.
Home to the world's largest water fall, Victorial Falls, or Mosi-Oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders), this is also a country in transition, from a post-colonial, raw material exporting economy (25% of the world's known copper reserves, as well as a wealth of other minerals), to a country that is yearning to exploit the 80% of it's arable land that is not under cultivation, to the ever newly found mineral deposits.
Zambia's Copper Belt province is a continuation of the DRC's Katanga or Shaba province, which itself is the size of the country of Zambia, and where much of the region's and the world's minerals are mined.
Zambia has a pleasant climate, as it's elevation (1.5 kilometers above sea level) keep temperatures down. Zambia has 10% of Africa's fresh water resources, and yet most agriculture is still rain fed.
Zambia is a land of economic opportunity, where everyone with some money can make his or her fortune.
Visit it as a tourist, stay as en entrepreneur or investor.
Statistics
Population: 12 million
Size: 752,614 square kilometers (slightly larger than Texas)
Average Income: $280 per year
Conclusion: Zambia is severely underdeveloped. However, this creates huge opportunities for ethical entrepreneurs. There is room for schools, roads, farms (including hardwoods, crocodile and other wildlife farming), mines, factories, trade of traditional products, fisheries, wild life management, borehole drilling, etc.
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