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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.^[1]

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of Zimbabwe

Pronunciation: /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/
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 domain: .zw

Geography of Zimbabwe edit

An enlargeable topographic map of Zimbabwe

Geography of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - East Africa
  - Southern Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- 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

South Africa 225 km

Coastline: none

Place names in Zimbabwe
Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
Area: 390,580 km² (150,800 sq mi) - 60th largest country
Atlas of Zimbabwe

Environment of Zimbabwe edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Zimbabwe

Climate of Zimbabwe
Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
Geology of Zimbabwe
Protected areas of Zimbabwe
- National parks of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate
Wildlife of Zimbabwe
- Fauna of Zimbabwe
  - Birds of Zimbabwe
  - Mammals of Zimbabwe

Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe edit

Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none ^[2]
Mountains of Zimbabwe
- Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
Rivers of Zimbabwe
World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Regions of Zimbabwe edit

Regions of Zimbabwe

Ecoregions of Zimbabwe edit

List of ecoregions in Zimbabwe

Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe edit

Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe

Provinces of Zimbabwe
- Districts of Zimbabwe
  - Municipalities of Zimbabwe

Provinces of Zimbabwe edit

Provinces of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:

Districts of Zimbabwe edit

Districts of Zimbabwe The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:

Municipalities of Zimbabwe edit

Municipalities of Zimbabwe

Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
Cities of Zimbabwe
- Largest cities:
  - Harare
  - Bulawayo
  - Chitungwiza
  - Mutare
  - Gweru
  - Kwekwe
  - Kadoma
  - Masvingo
  - Chinhoyi
  - Marondera

Demography of Zimbabwe edit

Demographics of Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe

Government and politics of Zimbabwe edit

Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe

Politics of Zimbabwe

Form of government: semi-presidential republic
Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
Politics of Rhodesia
Elections in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean presidential elections
  - - 1990
    - 1996
    - 2002
    - 2008
- Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
  - - 1899
    - 1902
    - 1905
    - 1908
    - 1911
    - 1914
    - 1920
    - 1924
    - 1928
    - 1933
    - 1934
    - 1939
    - 1946
    - 1948
    - 1954
    - 1958
    - 1962
    - 1965
    - 1970
    - 1974
    - 1977
    - 1979
    - 1980
    - 1985
    - 1990
    - 1995
    - 2000
    - 2005
    - 2008
Land reform in Zimbabwe
Liberalism in Zimbabwe
Political parties in Zimbabwe
- Operation Murambatsvina
- Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

Relations with specific countries edit

International organization membership edit

International organization membership of Zimbabwe The Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Group of 15 (G15)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Zimbabwe edit

Law of Zimbabwe

Military of Zimbabwe edit

Military of Zimbabwe

Command
- Commander-in-chief:,
  - Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
    - Joint Operations Command
Forces
- Zimbabwe National Army
- Navy of Zimbabwe: None
- Air Force of Zimbabwe
- Special forces of Zimbabwe
Military history of Zimbabwe

Local government in Zimbabwe edit

Local government in Zimbabwe

History of Zimbabwe edit

By period edit

Pre-colonial history
- Mutapa Kingdom (c. 1450–1698)
- Torwa dynasty (c. 1450–1683)
- Rozwi Empire (c. 1684–1834)
- Matabeleland (Kingdom: 1837–1894; Province: 1923–present)
Early European settlement (16th century; c.1890–1923)
Colonial history (1923–1965)
Rhodesia (1965–1979)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979–1980)
Zimbabwe (1980 – present)

By field edit

Culture of Zimbabwe edit

Culture of Zimbabwe

Architecture of Zimbabwe
Cuisine of Zimbabwe
Languages of Zimbabwe
- Official language: English
- Indigenous languages:
  - Primary language of Zimbabwe: Shona (a Bantu language and the native language of the Shona people)
  - Sindebele (spoken by the Matabele people)
Media in Zimbabwe
- Newspapers in Zimbabwe
National symbols of Zimbabwe
People of Zimbabwe
- Ndebele people
- Whites in Zimbabwe
Prostitution in Zimbabwe
Public holidays in Zimbabwe
Religion in Zimbabwe
World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Art in Zimbabwe edit

Art in Zimbabwe
- National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Dance in Zimbabwe
HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
Music of Zimbabwe

Sports in Zimbabwe edit

Sports in Zimbabwe

Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe edit

Key crops production in Zimbabwe

Economy of Zimbabwe

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Communications in Zimbabwe
- Internet in Zimbabwe

* Companies of Zimbabwe

Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling^{[nb 1]}
- ISO 4217: ZWD/USD/EUR/ZAR/BWP/GBP
Economic history of Zimbabwe
Energy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
- Zimbabwe Industrial Index

Opening of the railroad to Umtali in 1899

Health care in Zimbabwe
Transport in Zimbabwe
- Air transport in Zimbabwe
  - Airlines in Zimbabwe
  - Airports in Zimbabwe
- Rail transport in Zimbabwe
Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe

Economic sectors edit

Agriculture in Zimbabwe
Banking in Zimbabwe
- National Bank of Zimbabwe
- List of banks in Zimbabwe
Communications in Zimbabwe
Mining in Zimbabwe
Tourism in Zimbabwe
Transport in Zimbabwe

Education in Zimbabwe edit

Education in Zimbabwe

Universities in Zimbabwe
- NUST
- University of Zimbabwe

Health in Zimbabwe edit

Health in Zimbabwe

Notes edit

^ Although the Zimbabwean dollar it is still the official currency, the United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling and Euro are mostly used instead as the local currency is practically worthless. The US Dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Zimbabwe

Government

Parliament of Zimbabwe — official government site
Zimbabwe Government Online — official government site and mirror site

News

New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean
ZW News
The Zimbabwe Guardian
IRIN Zimbabwe — humanitarian news and analysis

Directories

Columbia University Libraries — Zimbabwe directory category of the WWW-VL
Zimbabwe at Curlie
Yahoo!: Zimbabwe

Tourism

Zimbabwe travel guide from Wikivoyage

Other

Kubatana The NGO Alliance Network
Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust (ZAWT)
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
Sokwanele Civic Action Support Group
BBC, Country Profile, Zimbabwe

[3] Although the Zimbabwean dollar it is still the official currency, the United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling and Euro are mostly used instead as the local currency is practically worthless. The US Dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Zimbabwe". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

[2] The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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