World Region Information --- Zimbabwe Information
We are researching local information for Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Republic is a landlocked country in southern Africa. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Zimbabwe.
It is bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.
Approx. 391,000 km2
Bulawayo(650,000), Chitungwiza(360,000), etc.
Approximately 14.44 million people
99.4% Black African (80% Shona, Ndebele being the largest minority), etc.
16 official languages including English, Chewa, Tibalwe
84% Christian, 10% non-religious, 5% traditional, other
Zimbabwe's largest ethnic group, the Shona people, are the center of the coexistence of various cultures, including traditional beliefs and rituals.
- Hwange National Park
- Victoria Falls
- Lake Kariba
- Mana Pools
- Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
- Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage
- The Nesbitt Castle
- Great Zimbabwe National Monument
- Matobo National Park
- Chimanimani Rural District
- Mutare Museum
- Chinhoyi Caves
It consists of 2 years of pre-primary education, 7 years of primary education, and 6 years of secondary education. The Constitution stipulates that primary and secondary education should be free and compulsory, but it is difficult to realize this due to budgetary reasons.
- University of Zimbabwe
- Africa University
- Midlands State University
- National University of Science and Technology
- Chinhoyi University of Technology
- Bindura University of Science Education
- Solusi University
- Great Zimbabwe University
- National Free Library of Zimbabwe
1889 The British South Africa Company colonizes Southern Rhodesia
1893 Ndebele uprising suppressed
1922 Management by the British South Africa Company ends. White people choose autonomy
1923 British Autonomous Colony of Southern Rhodesia established
1953 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland established
1963 Zambia and Malawi become independent and the federation collapses
1965 Declared independence under white minority rule
1972 The guerrilla war intensifies
1979 Peace agreement after British intervention
1980 Zimbabwe Republic independence
It is a republic with a presidential government. The parliament is bicameral.
- Zimbabwe House President's Residence
- Parliament of Zimbabwe
- Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
$1,424
It has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the 2010s.
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