Zimbabwe, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Thursday, 01 May 2025.

Image of Harare, capital city of Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Zimbabwe has a population of	16,340,822 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Zimbabwe are called Zimbabweans
The country’s total area is	390,580 Km² ( 242,695 sq mi)
Zimbabwe’s Global Peace Index (GPI)	121 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.40 (1 = most peaceful; 5 = least peaceful) (2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Zimbabwe HDI ranks in position nº 159 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.550 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Zimbabwe’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 65 countries Zimbabwe passport ranks in position nº 74 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Zimbabwe GDP per capita is	$2,199 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Zimbabwe ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	20° 00' S, 30° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Zimbabwe Capital city	Harare
Neighbouring countries	South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia.
Zimbabwe Climate	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Most predominant religion	Protestant (includes Apostolic, Pentecostal, other),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Dollar (ZWL)
Internet ccTLD	.zw
Zimbabwe calling code	+263

8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status

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