President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
12,619,600
73,126
Life Expectancy
51.820 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Harare
Largest city
Harare (population: 1,542,810)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
NA
0.797
GDP per capita
$500 US
Literacy Rate
90.7%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
18.2%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
95.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
18 April 1980 (from UK)
Religions
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - NA (2008 est.), 30,000 (2007), 162.07 (2006), 77.965 (2005), 5.729 (2004) note: these are official exchange rates; non-official rates vary significantly
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
0
Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
390,757 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
0 km
148 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
