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
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Location
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Area
390,757 km sq
637,657 km sq
Coastline
0 km
3,025 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons