ZIMBABWE – Country Information

Population:
Zimbabwe has a population is 14,546,314 as of 2020.

Size:
390,757 sq km / 150,872 sq mi (slightly smaller than California)

Capital City:
Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe.

Ethnic Groups:
99.4% African (predominantly Shona; Ndebele the second largest group)
0.6% Other

Religion:
74.8% Protestant
7.3% Roman Catholic
5.3% Other Christian
1.5% Other / Non-religious

Languages:
Shona (official; most widely spoken)
Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken)
English (official; traditionally used for official business)
13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)

Geography:
Zimbabwe is mostly savannas with the highlands containing forests.

Economy:
Zimbabwe’s economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following an economic crisis from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13.

Interesting Fact:
Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe Rhodesia.

Important Facts:
Zimbabwe gained independence from the UK on April 18, 1980.