Word: zambia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Rhodesia's capability of making life tough for landlocked, black-ruled Zambia to the north, which relies on Rhodesian rails to carry its copper to market, Wilson raised the prospects of a joint U.S.-British Berlin-style airlift. That was faintly ludicrous, since expensive, airborne copper could hardly compete for long, but it was meant to demonstrate that Britain was not about to be bullied by threats of Rhodesian countermoves...
Even more tragic, Rhodesia holds a strangle-hold control on newly-independent Zambia to the north. Because of its copper mines, Zambia last year had a favorable trade balance of $280 million and is well on its way to becoming independent Africa's wealthiest nation. But it is totally dependent on Rhodesian railroads for an outlet to the sea, on power from Rhodesia's mighty Kariba Dam, and on coal from the Rhodesian mines at Wankie. In the face of economic sanctions, in which Zambia would definitely take part, the white Rhodesians would promptly cut off transport, power and coal...
...Stuttgart's Institute of Foreign Relations published its latest revised edition of The National An thems of the World. It was outdated even before it went on sale. So fast are new nations emerging these days that the anthems of Africa's two newest, Gambia and Zambia, appeared after the anthology had gone to press. At last count there were more than 150 assorted anthems in the world, hailing the glories of every nation from Red China ("Build anew the Great Wall from flesh and blood, arise!") to tiny Liechtenstein ("Where the chamois freely jumps about") and Cameroon...
Lyrics are often the most serious problem. Zambia had no trouble deciding on an ancient African air for its melody, but needed verses which would rhyme in English and in its four major tribal tongues. To help the 250 entrants in its anthem contest remember the tune, the government ordered all Zambia radio stations to play it for three weeks. In Nigeria, where 250 languages are spoken, and in Ghana, where there are 56, the governments gave up and called for lyrics only in English; the anthems of most of former French Africa are written only in French...
Nellson's list runs for 1,736 pages, from Aden (bone sellers, dates, gums and spices) to Zambia (cement makers, mining companies, clothing manufacturers). The International Yellow Pages also locates beeswax in Angola, molasses in the British West Indies, yacht charterers in Cambodia, industrial real estate agents and vodka vendors in the Soviet Union, lawyers in the Fiji Islands, safari services in Kenya, coconut harvesters in Tanzania. Even Pope Paul's Vatican City telephone number is in the book: Vatican City...