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 | ZIMBABWEgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Zimbabwe |
| country code ISO: ZW //; - FIPS: ZI |
| location: Southern Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 390757 sq.km = 150872 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 15° S / South: 22° S / East: 33° E / West: 25° E |
| borders (land): Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: tropical, temperated by altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1980-04-18 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Harare |
| administrative division: province (8) + city district (2) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1992): 10401,767; or: 10412,548 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 11342,521; or: 12627,000 |
| population density: 29 per sq.km = 75 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 50 years |
| birth rate: 25 - 32 per 1000 |
| death rate: 18 - 23 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 - 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 480 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 73 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 38 - 40 [60] years (male: 39 [58]; female: 36 [62]) between square brackets is possibly only for white population |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 51% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 35% //; - urbanisation growth: 6% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 50% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Shona 71%; Ndebele 16%; European 2% |
| languages: English (official); Shona, SiNdebele |
| religious affiliation: Animist/traditional beliefs 41%; Protestant 35%; African indigenous 14%; Roman Catholic 8% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2153 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 77 - 85% |
| people per physician: 6904 |
| people per hospital bed: 501 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 52% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 6% |
| adult literacy: 85% (male: 90%; female: 80%) [later toatl figure found: 93%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Zimbabwe dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 26% |
| population below poverty line: 25% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 490 per capita |
| GNI USD 460 per capita //; - [ppp: 2550] |
| GDP growth: 0,4% |
| income: USD 620 per capita |
| import: USD 2726 per capita //; - export: USD 1895 per capita |
| trade: USD 381 per capita //; - or 45% of GDP |
| trade partners: ZA GB US DE |
| human development index: 0,554 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 117 |
| female labour force: 45% |
| unemployment: 40% |
| tourism: 1,9 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 7% //; - grass land: 13% //; - wooded area: 49% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 65% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 20% |
| agricultural products: sugarcane, maize, tobacco leaves, vegetables, seed cotton, wheat, soybeans, cotton |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,1 / cattle: 5,6 / goats: 2,8 / pigs: 0,3 / poultry: 16 / sheep: 0,5 |
| fish catch: 12406 - 18241 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 32% |
| industrial products: chemicals, textiles, clothing, food processing, transport equipment, steel |
| mining products: gold, coal, asbestos, nickel, copper, silver, iron, emeralds, lithium, chromium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,2 |
| services: labour force: 30% //; - part of services in GDP: 48% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 821 |
| electricity use (per capita): 894 |
| annual water use (per capita): 136 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 85237, or 91810 km //; - of which paved: 18, or 47% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 29 per 1000 |
| railways: 2759 km //; - railways passenger/km: 546 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 14 - 21 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 93 - 113 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 12 - 30 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 17 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 39900 |
| personal computers: 12 - 13 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Inyangani 2592 m, nameless peak? 2286, Nyangui 2230, nameless peak? 2211 |
| lowest point: possibly in the Southeastern tip of the country |
| lakes (natural): Lake Manyamé, Lake Kyle |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Lake Kariba |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Zambezi, Shangani, Sanyati, Runde, Save |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: Victoria 104,5 m |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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