Population: 10,924,000 Capital: Lusaka Religion: Indigenous beliefs, Christian, syncretic (mixture of Christianity and indigenous beliefs) Life expectancy at birth: 39.7 years Infant mortality: 111 per 1,000 births Adult literacy rate: 85.2% (male) 71.5% (female) Gross national income: $770 US per capita Est. Number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, 2003 Adults and children: 920,000 Adults (15-49): 830,000 (Adult infection rate: 16.5%) Women (15-49): 470,000 Children (0-15): 85,000 Estimated number of AIDS-related deaths, 2003 Adults and children: 89,000 Estimated number of orphans, 2003 Children under 17 who have lost one or both parents to AIDS: 630,000 From the UN Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2004