There are 73 different tribes in Zambia. Each of these groups has a different language, although many share common words with slightly different pronunciations. For example, kwacha means "dawn" in the three most common languages of Zambia.
Zambia has a slogan: "One Zambia, One Nation." People love saying it whenever they meet someone new that they get along with. This saying comes from the country's first president, Kenneth Kaunda. The One Zambia, One Nation policy stationed government employees outside of their home regions, creating the unity across difference found in Zambia today.
We use the Zambian Kwacha. Remember that kwacha means dawn or sunrise! This name was chosen for the currency at Zambia's independence in 1964 to represent a new dawn for the country. It's abbreviation is ZMW, where the abbreviation for our dollar is USD. 1 ZMW is 0.054 USD.
A bottle of water costs 5 ZMW from the supermarket and 10 ZMW when people resell it on the street or in bus stops. That's 25-50 cents.
