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		RELIGION 
		
		                 
		                 90% Muslim   Catholic  Protestant Orthodox  
		Syncretism   Buddhist    
		Hindu     Jewish   Communist
 
 The majority Religion of each Country is listed using a recognized symbol
 (see 
		
      	RELIGION 
		below), the % number is the estimated size of the Majority.
 
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		 British Foreign Office 
		Travel Advice for business and tourist 
		travellers. 
 United Nations 
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      The Nation's permanent mission to the United Nations.
 
		
	_svg/100px-Heraldic_Royal_Crown_(Common).svg.png) Constitutional Monarchy 
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 Languages   
      
		A listing of the languages spoken in the country.
 
 Travel Guide   
		All you need to know if travelling to the country.
 
		Pictures  
      
      
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		Universities  
      
      
		A listing of major Universities 
		within the country.
 BBC 
	 British 
		Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
 
		Etiquette, 
		Customs and Protocol Guide 
		
  
	Country Profiles 
		 
       United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  
 United States Department of 
		State 
 British Foreign & Commonwealth Office 
  Australian Department of 
		Foreign Affairs and Trade 
 
		 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic 
	of China 
  
 German Federal 
		Foreign Office
 
  
(Use Site Search) Ministry of Foreign 
		Affairs of the Russian Federation 
 EUEA     
European Union External Action 
   
   
Canadian Department of
		Foreign 
		Affairs
 
  United Nations Children's 
Fund 
 
  World Bank Report 
  World Health Organization 
 
  World Trade Organization 
  
 International Monetary Fund 
 Freedom House Report 
 Prison 
	Population Statistics 
       
	 Amnesty International 
Report 
	 
		
		 Data on Human Trafficking 
		& Slavery 
  Transparency 
International Corruption Report 
  Link to overview of country listed, including political and topographic 
		maps. 
		
		 National Intelligence Services 
		
 
	Population January 2014 
	
	
	Population Growth Reference Bureau Data Finder Information. The % after the entry is the 
	Growth 
	or 
	Decline 
	in native population expected between 2000 and 2050 (not including migrations.) - 
	
	U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report -  US Department of State Report.
	
		 
	
	U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report 
	
    	
		- US Department of State Country Briefs on Human Rights. 
	Age of Consent.
	
    	
	
	- Legal Age of Sexual Consent. 
	
	
    	
      Source 
	
	International 
	Migration Profile 
    	
	
	- United Nations Data on Migration.  
    	
    
	
	Source 
	National
    Intelligence Quotient  
    	
	
	- The Average Intelligence Quotient is 100. Source  
		Armed
      Forces -  Includes
      various data on Land, Sea and Air Forces and Budgets. 
    	 
		United States US AID Payments   
	
		
	 -  U.S. authorized financial aid to foreign Nations. News
      Sources -  English
      Language Local News sources. 
		Newspaper -  National Newspapers &
      Business Publications published in English. 
 Stock Exchange - Stock Exchanges that are 
		presented real-time in English.
 
		
		Chambers
      of Commerce 
      	
    	
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		Wikipedia 
		Overview
		
	
    	
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		Link takes you to the Wikipedia Encyclopaedia. 
    	
    	 
      Current Conflicts- Link takes you to an update on conflicts the Nation is engaged in. 
      	 Currency 
		exchange rates for Local Currency.  Local 
		weather conditions today
  Local Time
 
		
		 Island 
		Vulnerability 
	 Member of the League of Arab States 
	
	 Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations (The British Empire) 
	 Member of the Organization of American States 
		 Member of the African Union  Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  Member
    of the European Union
  Member
    of the Association of South East Asian Nations
  Member
    of the Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-Soviet
    Union)
 
      
		
		TODAY'S NEWS 
    	- News 
		relating to the country from around the world. 
   
    	
    	This 
	symbol indicates that the State Department of the United States Government 
	hasdeemed that this Country is considered a State Sponsor of International 
	Terrorism.
 RELIGION
 
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY 
	MUSLIM  POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 Map of the Muslim World
 (Showing Sunni & Shia 
	Majorities)
 
 
 NATIONS WITH 
	MAJORITY CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS
 
 
  Catholic  Protestant  Orthodox 
 
   Syncretism
 The combination of 
	different systems of philosophical or religious belief or
 practice, often incorporating some Christian beliefs and Bible  
	references.
 
 
 NATIONS WITH 
	MAJORITY BUDDHIST POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH 
	MAJORITY HINDU POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY JEWISH POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 NATIONS WITH MAJORITY COMMUNIST POPULATIONS
 
 
  
 
 
 Major Religious Groups of the World Ranked by Number 
	of Adherents
 
 A Basic Overview of the World's Major Religions
 
 Alphabetical Listing of Alternative Religions
 
 Map of Religious Majorities by State in the United States of America
 
 Largest Religious Groups in the United States of America
 
 
   THE WAR ON TERROR
 
 
  
 The States of Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan are the four
 governments that the United States Secretary of State
 has designated as being state sponsors of terrorism.
 
 U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 
 
 
     Nations with Overseas Territories & Possessions
 
  
       (AUSTRALIA)  
      
		Commonwealth of Australia 
  (CHINA)   
		People's Republic of China 
  (DENMARK) 
      
		Kingdom of Denmark 
  (FRANCE) 
      
		French Republic 
  (FINLAND) 
      
		Republic of Finland 
  (NETHERLANDS) 
      
		Kingdom
      of the Netherlands 
  (NEW ZEALAND)  
		New Zealand 
  (NORWAY)   
		Kingdom of Norway 
  (PORTUGAL) 
      
		Portuguese Republic 
  (SPAIN)  
		Kingdom of Spain 
  (U.K.)  
		United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 
  (U.S.A.)  
		United States of America 
 
		Could, 
		Should or Would be Countries
 NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
 
 
	     
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    65%  35%  3% Zambia
 Capital 
	City ~ Lusaka
 
  British 
	Foreign Office Travel Advice United Nations 
	Mission
 Languages   
   Travel
  Guide  
  Pictures  
  Universities
 AFRICA
  MAP
 BBC 
	 British 
	Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
 _____________________________________________
 
 Country Profiles
 
 
  United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  United States Department of State 
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office 
  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade 
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic 
	of China  
 German Federal Foreign Office
 
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 
 EUEA 
	European Union External Action
  
 Canadian Department of
		Foreign 
		Affairs
 
  United Nations Children's 
	Fund 
  World Bank Report 
  World Health Organization 
  World Trade Organization 
  International 
	Monetary Fund
 
  Freedom House Report 
  Prison 
	Population Statistics 
  Amnesty International Report 
  Data on Human Trafficking 
	& Slavery 
  Transparency International Corruption Report 
  Overview with political and topographic maps ____________________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014 -
	
	14,129,000
 Population 2050 (projected) 17,500,000
  + 60% 
	from 2000 U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
 Zambia 
	
	
	does 
	not fully comply with the minimum
 standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
 U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
 Age of Consent - No Legal Definition
 United Nations International Migration Profile
 National 
	Intelligence Quotient -  77
 Armed
  Forces
 United States US AID Payments
  News
  Sources
 Times
  of Zambia
 The Post
 Lusaka
  Stock Exchange
 Chambers
  of Commerce
 Wikipedia Overview
 
  Currency exchange rates for Local Currency 
  Local 
	weather conditions today 
  Local Time 
  Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations 
  Member 
	of the African Union 
 TODAY'S 
	NEWS IN ZAMBIA
 
 Republic of Zambia
 Nation Founded 1964
 
 
   
    Syncretism 74%  10% Zimbabwe
 Capital 
	City ~ Harare
 
  British Foreign Office 
	Travel Advice United Nations Mission
 Languages 
   Travel
  Guide   
  Pictures  
  Universities
 AFRICA
  MAP
 BBC 
	 British 
	Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
 _____________________________________________
 
 Country Profiles
 
 
  United States Central Intelligence Agency 
  United States Department of State 
  British Foreign & Commonwealth Office 
  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade 
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peoples Republic 
	of China  
 German Federal Foreign Office
 
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 
 EUEA 
	European Union External Action
  
 Canadian Department of
		Foreign 
		Affairs
 
  United Nations Children's Fund 
  World Bank Report 
  World Health Organization 
  World Trade Organization 
  International 
	Monetary Fund
 
  Freedom House Report 
  Prison 
	Population Statistics 
  Amnesty International Report 
  Data on Human Trafficking 
	& Slavery 
  Transparency International Corruption Report 
  Overview with political and topographic maps ____________________________________________________
 
 Population January 2014 
	- 13,098,000
 Population 2050 (projected) 14,600,000
  + 16% 
	from 2000 U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report
 Zimbabwe 
	
	
	does 
	not fully comply with the minimum
 standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings.
 U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
 Age of Consent - 12
 United Nations International Migration Profile
 National 
	Intelligence Quotient -  66
 Armed
  Forces
 United States US AID Payments
  News
  Sources
 The
  Zimbabwe Standard
 The Herald
 Financial
  Gazette
 Chambers
  of Commerce
 Wikipedia Overview
 
  Currency exchange rates for Local Currency 
  Local 
	weather conditions today 
  Local Time 
  Member 
	of the African Union 
 TODAY'S 
	NEWS IN ZIMBABWE
 
 Republic of Zimbabwe
 Nation Founded 1980
 
 
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