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Zimbabwe has 16 official languages and under the constitution, an Act of Parliament may prescribe other languages as officially recognised languages. [3] English is the main language used in the education and judicial systems. The Bantu languages Shona and Ndebele are the principal indigenous languages of Zimbabwe. Shona is spoken by 78% of the ...
Common English country name: Zimbabwe; Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe; International rankings of Zimbabwe; ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZW; Internet country code top-level ...
In September 2023, Zimbabwe signed control over almost 20% of the country's land to the carbon offset company Blue Carbon. [113] Economic statistics 2021. GDP growth in Zimbabwe is projected to reach 3.9% in 2021, a significant improvement after a two-year recession, according to the World Bank Zimbabwe Economic Update. [114]
Satellite image of Zimbabwe Topography of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's cities, main towns, selected villages and archaeological sites, rivers and its highest point. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa lying north of the Tropic of Capricorn. [1]
Zimbabwe, a name that conjours images of sprawling savannahs, majestic wildlife, and the enigmatic ruins of an ancient city, is a country with a deeply layered past. From its precolonial prosperity and complexity to the trials of colonialism and the eventual tumult of independence and beyond, Zimbabwe's history is a profound story of resilience ...
The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century. This is in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s and early 1970s). After a spurt in the period 1980–1983 following independence, a decline ...
Following the controversial Zimbabwean presidential election of 2008, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga urged the African Union to suspend Zimbabwe until "free and fair elections" have taken place. [152] He has also called for the removal of Mugabe. [153] Kenya has an embassy in Harare; Zimbabwe has an embassy in Nairobi. Libya
The economy of Zimbabwe is a gold standard based economy. Zimbabwe has a $44 billion dollar informal economy in PPP terms which translates to 64.1% of the total economy. [22] Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. The economy is estimated to be at $73 billion at the end of 2023. [23] The country has reserves of metallurgical ...