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Zimbabwe

Africa

Republic of Zimbabwe

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🗺️ Harare, Zimbabwe

Capital city

📍 -17.8252°, 31.0335°View larger map →

📍 Essential Info

CapitalHarare

TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population17.5M

LanguagesShona (official, most widely spoken) 80.9%, Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken) 11.5%, English (official, traditionally used for official bu...

Governmentpresidential republic

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.zw

Internet Users38%

GDP per Capita$3,500

🌍 Geography

LocationSouthern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Size Comparisonabout four times the size of Indiana; slightly larger than Montana

Climatetropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

Terrainmostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsAfrican 99.6% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other (includes Caucasian, Asiatic, mixed race) 0.4% (2022 est.)

ReligionsApostolic Sect 40.3%, Pentecostal 17%, Protestant 13.8%, other Christian 7.8%, Roman Catholic 6.4%, African traditionalist 5%, other 1.5% (includes Mu...

Median Age21.3 years

Life Expectancy67.2 years

National HolidayIndependence Day, 18 April (1980)

Destinations in Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls

The Smoke That Thunders

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook