Zimbabwe, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Harare, capital city of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a Southern African nation known for mineral resources, agricultural productivity, renewable-energy initiatives, tourism potential, and strategic economic reforms.
Zimbabwe in one word would be “GreatZimbabwe,” meaning stone ruins.
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Zimbabwe armorial
Zimbabwe is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Zimbabwe |
The capital city of Zimbabwe is Harare.
| Zimbabwe is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Zimbabwe has a population of | 16,340,822 inhabitants within a total area of 390,580 Km2 (242,695 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Zimbabwe’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 121 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.40 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Zimbabwe HDI ranks in position nº 153 worldwide HDI of 0.598 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Zimbabwe’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 65 countries Zimbabwe passport ranks 74th 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 |
| 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 |
Zimbabwe administrative divisions
8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status- Bulawayo*
- Harare*
- Manicaland
- Mashonaland Central
- Mashonaland East
- Mashonaland West
- Masvingo
- Matabeleland North
- Matabeleland South
- Midlands
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