Capital of Zimbabwe:
HarareArea of Zimbabwe: 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²) (
61rd)
Population of Zimbabwe: 16,634,373 (
74th) - (2024 est.)
Location: South-central Africa
Languages of Zimbabwe: Shona (official, most widely spoken) 80.9%,
Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken) 11.5%,
English (official, traditionally used for official business) 0.3%, 13 minority languages (official; includes
Chewa,
Chibarwe,
Kalanga,
Koisan,
Nambya,
Ndau,
Shangani,
sign language,
Sotho,
Tonga,
Tswana,
Venda, and
Xhosa) 7%, other 0.3% (2022 est.)
Religions of Zimbabwe: Apostolic Sect 40.3%, Pentecostal 17%,
Protestant 13.8%, other
Christian 7.8%,
Roman Catholic 6.4%,
African traditionalist 5%, other 1.5% (includes
Muslim, Hindu), none 8.3% (2022 est.)
Ethnic groups of Zimbabwe: African 99.6% (predominantly
Shona;
Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other (includes Caucasian,
Asiatic, mixed race) 0.4% (2022 est.)
Currency of Zimbabwe: De jure:
Zimbabwean ZiG (ZiG) (ZWG),
De facto:
United States dollar ($) (
USD),
South African rand (R) (ZAR); Other currencies.
Calling code: (
+263)
Organizations: United Nations, Southern African Development Community
Border countries (4):
Botswana 834 km,
Mozambique 1,402 km,
South Africa 230 km,
Zambia 763 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status:Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands.
Natural resources: coal,
chromium ore,
asbestos,
gold,
nickel,
copper,
iron ore,
vanadium,
lithium,
tin,
diamond,
platinum group metals.