Zimbabwe Facts

Zimbabwe's Information

Land Area	386,847 km²
Water Area	3,910 km²
Total Area	390,757km² (#60)
Population	14,546,961 (#71)
Population Density	37.60/km²
Government Type	Semi-presidential Republic
GDP (PPP)	$28.33 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$1,700
Currency	Dollar (ZWL)
Largest Cities	Harare (1,542,813) Bulawayo (699,385) Chitungwiza (340,360) Mutare (184,205) Gweru (146,073) Epworth (123,250) Kwekwe (99,149) Kadoma (79,174) Masvingo (76,290) Chinhoyi (61,739) View all cities in Zimbabwe

Name: Zimbabwe
(long form) Republic of Zimbabwe
Capital City: Harare (1,600,000 pop.)
Zimbabwe Population: 13,182,908 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD)
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500 Zimbabwean Dollar
Ethnicity: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
GDP total: $7.366 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $600 (2012 est.)
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Language: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Largest Cities: (by population) Harare, Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Epworth
Name: Derived from the word dzimba-dza-mabwe, a Karanga dialect of the Shona language, meaning "large houses of stone"
National Day: April 18
Religion: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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