Zimbabwe
Geography
| Location | Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia. |
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| Area | total: 390,757 sq km land: 386,847 sq km water: 3,910 sq km |
| Natural Resources | coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Zimbabwean(s) adjective: Zimbabwean |
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| Religions | syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
| Languages | English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
| Country name | conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe conventional short form: Zimbabwe former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | name: Harare geographic coordinates: 17 50 S, 31 03 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions | 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands |
| Independence | 18 April 1980 (from UK) |
| Legal system | mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $7.496 billion (2013 est.) |
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| GDP (official exchange rate) | $11.744 billion |
| GDP - real growth rate | 3.2% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | $890 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 10.1% industry: 11.0% services: 3.3% (2013 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 66% industry: 10% services: 24% (1996) Unemployment Rate (Broad) 2011..... 10.7% |
| Population below poverty line | 68% (2004) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 8.5% (2013 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs |
| Industries | mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages |
| Industrial production growth rate | 1.5% (2013 est) |
| Exports - commodities | cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing |
| Currency (code) | Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) |
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Population and Health
| Population | 13,061,239 (2012 Pop Census) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 41.1% (2,681,128/female 2,691,143) 15-24 years: 22.1% 20.0% (male 1,242,698/female 1,365,008) 25-54 years:30.7% (male 1,894,688 /female 2,118,146) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 217,556 /female 291,505) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 244,469/female 314,898) (2012 Pop Census) |
| Population growth rate | 1.1% (2012 Pop Census) |
| Birth rate | 31.9 births/1,000 population (2012 Pop Census) |
| Death rate | 10.2 /1,000 population (2012 Pop Census) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 0.97 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) 0-14 years: 1.00 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) 15-24 years: 0.91 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) 25-54 years: 0.89 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) 55-64 years: 0.75 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2012 Pop Census) total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2014 est.) (2012 Pop Census) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 64.00 deaths/1,000 live births male: 70.00 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.00 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 58.00 years male: 55.4 years female: 55.97 years (2002 Pop Census) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.8 children born/woman (2012 Pop Census) |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) | 59% (ZDHS 2010-2011) |
| Unmet need of contraceptive | 13% (ZDHS 2010-2011) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,242,768 (NAC 2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 45,6211 (NAC 2012) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 96% (2012 Pop Census) male: 97% (2012 Pop Census) female: 95% (2012 Pop Census) |