Gained independence from the UK in 1964. President Frederick J T Chiluba since 1991. The main languages are Nyanja, Tonga, Bemba, Lozi, Kaonde, Luvale and Lunda. There are public telephones and most calls are made through a post office. Operators include Telecel and Zamcell .
Coverage is limited to the area around Lusaka.
E-mail can be accessed from cyberaf s in Livingstone and Lusaka. There are public fax facilities at the central post office in Lusaka and at principal hotels. Airmail to Western Europe takes 7-14 days. The Times of Zambia, Sunday Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail, Profit Magazine, Sunday Mail, The Chronicle, The Post, The Sun, National Mirror, Sports Newspaper and Crime News are published in English. From time to time these change.