
Church Information
STATUS: Nationalized Work
CHURCHES: 99 Churches
CONSTITUENTS: 12,800
UPCI MISSIONARIES:
Career Missionaries Mike & Lisa Long
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.
Click on the map above to see additional information concerning this country from nationsonline.org.
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