Outline of Zimbabwe
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.[1]
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/
- Common English country name: Zimbabwe
- Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe
- International rankings of Zimbabwe
- ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .zw
Geography of Zimbabwe
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- Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Zimbabwe
- High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft)
- Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft)
- Land boundaries: 3,066 km
Mozambique 1,231 km
Botswana 813 km
Zambia 797 km
South Africa 225 km
- Coastline: none
- Place names in Zimbabwe
- Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
- Area: 390,580 km2 (150,800 sq mi) - 60th largest country
- Atlas of Zimbabwe
Environment of Zimbabwe
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- Climate of Zimbabwe
- Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
- Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Protected areas of Zimbabwe
- Wildlife of Zimbabwe
- Fauna of Zimbabwe
Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe
[edit]- Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none [2]
- Mountains of Zimbabwe
- Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
- Rivers of Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
Regions of Zimbabwe
[edit]Regions of Zimbabwe
Ecoregions of Zimbabwe
[edit]List of ecoregions in Zimbabwe
Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
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Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
Provinces of Zimbabwe
[edit]Provinces of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:
- Bulawayo (city)
- Harare (city)
- Manicaland
- Mashonaland Central
- Mashonaland East
- Mashonaland West
- Masvingo
- Matabeleland North
- Matabeleland South
- Midlands
Districts of Zimbabwe
[edit]Districts of Zimbabwe The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:
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Municipalities of Zimbabwe
[edit]- Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
- Cities of Zimbabwe
Demography of Zimbabwe
[edit]Government and politics of Zimbabwe
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- Form of government: semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
- Politics of Rhodesia
- Elections in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean presidential elections
- Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
- Zimbabwean presidential elections
- Land reform in Zimbabwe
- Liberalism in Zimbabwe
- Political parties in Zimbabwe
Branches of the government of Zimbabwe
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe
[edit]- Head of state: President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Leader of MDC, the Opposition Party: Nelson Chamisa
- Cabinet of Zimbabwe
Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe
Foreign relations of Zimbabwe
[edit]Relations with specific countries
[edit]- Angola–Zimbabwe relations
- Australia–Zimbabwe relations
- Israel – Zimbabwe relations
- Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
- Sino-Zimbabwe relations
- United States-Zimbabwe relations
International organization membership
[edit]International organization membership of Zimbabwe The Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Zimbabwe
[edit]Law of Zimbabwe
Military of Zimbabwe
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Zimbabwe National Army
- Navy of Zimbabwe: None
- Air Force of Zimbabwe
- Special forces of Zimbabwe
- Military history of Zimbabwe
Local government in Zimbabwe
[edit]Local government in Zimbabwe
History of Zimbabwe
[edit]By period
[edit]- Pre-colonial history
- Mutapa Kingdom (c. 1450–1698)
- Torwa dynasty (c. 1450–1683)
- Rozwi Empire (c. 1684–1834)
- Matabeleland (Kingdom: 1837–1894; Province: 1923–present)
- Early European settlement (16th century; c.1890–1923)
- Colonial history
(1923–1965) - Rhodesia
(1965–1979) - Zimbabwe Rhodesia
(1979–1980) - Zimbabwe
(1980 – present)
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By field
[edit]Culture of Zimbabwe
[edit]- Architecture of Zimbabwe
- Cuisine of Zimbabwe
- Languages of Zimbabwe
- Official language: English
- Indigenous languages:
- Primary language of Zimbabwe: Shona (a Bantu language and the native language of the Shona people)
- Sindebele (spoken by the Matabele people)
- Media in Zimbabwe
- National symbols of Zimbabwe
- People of Zimbabwe
- Prostitution in Zimbabwe
- Public holidays in Zimbabwe
- Religion in Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
Art in Zimbabwe
[edit]- Art in Zimbabwe
- Dance in Zimbabwe
- HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
- Music of Zimbabwe
Sports in Zimbabwe
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
- Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
- Communications in Zimbabwe
* Companies of Zimbabwe
- Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling[nb 1]
- Economic history of Zimbabwe
- Energy in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
- Health care in Zimbabwe
- Transport in Zimbabwe
- Air transport in Zimbabwe
- Rail transport in Zimbabwe
- Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe
Economic sectors
[edit]- Agriculture in Zimbabwe
- Banking in Zimbabwe
- Communications in Zimbabwe
- Mining in Zimbabwe
- Tourism in Zimbabwe
- Transport in Zimbabwe
Education in Zimbabwe
[edit]Health in Zimbabwe
[edit]See also
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- Education in Zimbabwe
- Index of Zimbabwe-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Zimbabwe-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the Zimbabwean dollar it is still the official currency, the United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling and Euro are mostly used instead as the local currency is practically worthless. The US Dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zimbabwe". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- Government
- Parliament of Zimbabwe — official government site
- Zimbabwe Government Online — official government site and mirror site
- News
- New Zimbabwe
- The Zimbabwean
- ZW News
- The Zimbabwe Guardian
- IRIN Zimbabwe — humanitarian news and analysis
- Directories
- Columbia University Libraries — Zimbabwe directory category of the WWW-VL
- Yahoo!: Zimbabwe
- Tourism
Zimbabwe travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Other
