Jump to content

Zimbabwe

Lát'ọwọ́ Wikipedia, ìwé ìmọ̀ ọ̀fẹ́
(Àtúnjúwe láti Sìmbábúè)
Republic of Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe
Àsìá
Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ ilẹ̀ Zimbabwe
Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ
Motto: "Unity, Freedom, Work"
Orin ìyìn: [Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)  (Shona)
[Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)  (Sindebele)
"Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe"
Location of Zimbabwe
Olùìlú
àti ìlú tótóbijùlọ
Harare
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọbaEnglish
Lílò regional languagesShona, Ndebele
Orúkọ aráàlúZimbabwean
ÌjọbaSemi presidential, parliamentary, consociationalist republic
• President
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Constantino Chiwenga
Independence 
1901
11 November 1965
• Recognized
18 April 1980
Ìtóbi
• Total
390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi) (60th)
• Omi (%)
1
Alábùgbé
• 2009 estimate
12,521,000[1] (68th)
• Ìdìmọ́ra
25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (170th)
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
• Total
$1.925 billion (167th)
• Per capita
$100 (194th)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
• Total
$3.145 billion[2] (144th)
• Per capita
$268[2] (176th)
Gini (2003)56.8
high
HDI (2007) 0.513
Error: Invalid HDI value · 151st
OwónínáZimbabwean dollar a (ZWD)
Ibi àkókòCentral Africa Time
• Ìgbà oru (DST)
Not observed
Ojúọ̀nà ọkọ́left
Àmì tẹlifóònù+263
ISO 3166 codeZW
Internet TLD.zw (not currently active)
^a No longer in active use after it was officially suspended by the government due to hyperinflation. The United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling, and Euro are now used instead. The US dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.



  1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (.PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Zimbabwe". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2009-10-01.