Zambia is officially a Christian nation according to the 1996 constitution, but a wide variety of religious traditions exist.
The politics of Zambia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Zambia is head of state, head of government and leader of a multi-party system.
Zambia is divided into ten provinces, each administered by an appointed deputy minister. Each province is divided into several districts with a grand total of 89 districts.