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Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe (/ zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ, - wi / ⓘ; Shona pronunciation: [zi.ᵐba.ɓwe]), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
Extreme points of Zimbabwe. High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft) Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft) Land boundaries: 3,066 km. Mozambique 1,231 km. Botswana 813 km. Zambia 797 km.
History of Zimbabwe. Until roughly 2,000 years ago, what would become Zimbabwe was populated by ancestors of the San people. Bantu inhabitants of the region arrived and developed ceramic production in the area. A series of trading empires emerged, including the Kingdom of Mapungubwe and Kingdom of Zimbabwe.
Zambezi River. 2,650 km. Largest lake. Lake Kariba. 7,770 km 2. 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 ...
Harare Province, which includes the city of Harare, is the most populous of Zimbabwe's ten provinces, with over two million inhabitants in 2012. Manicaland Province and Midlands Province are the second and third most populous provinces, respectively. Seven of the ten provinces have a population larger than one million.
Per the 2013 Constitution, Zimbabwe is a full presidential republic, whereby the President is the head of state and government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The status of Zimbabwean politics has been thrown into question by a 2017 coup.
This article lists the heads of state of Zimbabwe from the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of Rhodesia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the UDI was the Monarch in person of Elizabeth II , who simultaneously reigned as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .