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The location of Zimbabwe
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of ZimbabweSee also: Index of Zimbabwe-related articlesThe Republic of Zimbabwe, formerly known as Southern Rhodesia, the Republic of Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe Rhodesia, is a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.[1]
Starting about 800 years ago (circa 1250) the area was ruled until 1629 by the Mutapa Empire, renowned for its gold trade routes with the Arabs. In 1834, the Ndebele people arrived while fleeing from the Zulu leader Shaka, making the area their new empire, Matabeleland. In the 1880s, the British arrived with Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company and colonized the area, and it became known as Southern Rhodesia in 1898. The country attained recognised independence in 1980, along with a new name (Zimbabwe), new flag, and new government led by Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union.
In 2000, under the leadership of Mugabe an effort was undertaken to redistribute land from white holders (predominantly large farms) to 250,000 Africans.
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing an economic and food crisis, described by some observers as the country's worst humanitarian crisis since independence, and it has been attributed in varying degrees to government economic mismanagement, government prohibitions on relief efforts from foreign NGOs (non-governmental organizations), a drought affecting the entire region, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.[2]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Zimbabwe- Pronunciation:
- 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
An enlargeable topographic map of ZimbabweMain article: Geography of Zimbabwe- 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
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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
An enlargeable satellite image of ZimbabweMain article: Environment of Zimbabwe- Climate of Zimbabwe
- Environmental issues in Zimbabwe
- Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
- Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Protected areas of Zimbabwe
- Biosphere reserves in Zimbabwe
- National parks of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate
- Wildlife of Zimbabwe
- Flora of Zimbabwe
- Fauna of Zimbabwe
Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe
Main articles: List of landforms of Zimbabwe and Landforms of Zimbabwe- Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none [3]
- Islands of Zimbabwe
- Lakes of Zimbabwe
- Mountains of Zimbabwe
- Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
- Rivers of Zimbabwe
- Waterfalls of Zimbabwe
- Valleys of Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
Regions of Zimbabwe
Main article: Regions of ZimbabweEcoregions of Zimbabwe
Main article: List of ecoregions in ZimbabweAdministrative divisions of Zimbabwe
Main article: Administrative divisions of ZimbabweProvinces of Zimbabwe
Main article: Provinces of ZimbabweZimbabwe 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
Main article: Districts of ZimbabweThe Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:
- Beitbridge
- Bulilimamangwe
- Gwanda
- Insiza
- Matobo
- Umzingwane
- Midlands Province
- Chirumhanzu
- Gokwe North
- Gokwe South
- Gweru
- Kwekwe
- Mberengwa
- Shurugwi
- Zvishavane
Municipalities of Zimbabwe
Main article: Municipalities of Zimbabwe- Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
- Cities of Zimbabwe
Demography of Zimbabwe
Main article: Demographics of ZimbabweGovernment and politics of Zimbabwe
Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe- Main article: Government of Zimbabwe and Politics of Zimbabwe
- Form of government: semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
- Politics of Rhodesia
- Elections in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean presidential elections
- Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
- Land reform in Zimbabwe
- Liberalism in Zimbabwe
- Political parties in Zimbabwe
- Political scandals of Zimbabwe
- Taxation in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Branches of the government of Zimbabwe
Main article: Government of ZimbabweExecutive branch of the government of Zimbabwe
- Head of state: President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai
- Cabinet of Zimbabwe
Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe
- Parliament of Zimbabwe (bicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe
Main article: Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe- Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
Foreign relations of Zimbabwe
Main article: Foreign relations of ZimbabweRelations with specific countries
- Angola–Zimbabwe relations
- Australia–Zimbabwe relations
- Israel – Zimbabwe relations
- Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
- Sino-Zimbabwe relations
- United States-Zimbabwe relations
International organization membership
Main article: International organization membership of ZimbabweThe Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Zimbabwe
Main article: Law of Zimbabwe- Capital punishment in Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Crime in Zimbabwe
- Human rights in Zimbabwe
- LGBT rights in Zimbabwe
- Freedom of religion in Zimbabwe
- Law enforcement in Zimbabwe
Military of Zimbabwe
Cap badge of the Zimbabwe Republic PoliceMain article: Military of Zimbabwe- Command
- Commander-in-chief:,
- Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
- Defence Minister of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Joint Operations Command
- Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga
- Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, Lieutenant General Philip Sibanda
- Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Perence Shiri
- Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
- Commander-in-chief:,
- Forces
- Zimbabwe National Army
- Navy of Zimbabwe: None
- Air Force of Zimbabwe
- Special forces of Zimbabwe
- Military history of Zimbabwe
- Military ranks of Zimbabwe
Local government in Zimbabwe
Main article: Local government in ZimbabweHistory of Zimbabwe
- Main article: History of Zimbabwe, Timeline of the history of Zimbabwe, and Current events of Zimbabwe
By period
- 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)
By field
Culture of Zimbabwe
File:Zimbabwemarket.jpgA Zimbabwe market sceneMain article: Culture of Zimbabwe- Architecture of Zimbabwe
- Cuisine of Zimbabwe
- Ethnic minorities in Zimbabwe
- Festivals in Zimbabwe
- Humor in 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
- Records of Zimbabwe
- Religion in Zimbabwe
- Buddhism in Zimbabwe
- Christianity in Zimbabwe
- Hinduism in Zimbabwe
- Islam in Zimbabwe
- Judaism in Zimbabwe
- Sikhism in Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
Art in Zimbabwe
- Art in Zimbabwe
- Cinema of Zimbabwe
- Dance in Zimbabwe
- HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
- Literature of Zimbabwe
- Music of Zimbabwe
- Television in Zimbabwe
- Theatre in Zimbabwe
Sports in Zimbabwe
Main article: Sports in Zimbabwe- Football in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games
- Zimbabwe at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe
Key crops production in ZimbabweMain article: Economy of Zimbabwe- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
- Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
- Communications in Zimbabwe
- Internet in Zimbabwe
* Companies of Zimbabwe
- Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling[nb 1]
- Economic history of Zimbabwe
- Energy in Zimbabwe
- Energy policy of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Opening of the railroad to Umtali in 1899- Health care in Zimbabwe
- Transport in Zimbabwe
- Air transport in Zimbabwe
- Rail transport in Zimbabwe
- Roads in Zimbabwe
- Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe
Economic sectors
- Agriculture in Zimbabwe
- Banking in Zimbabwe
- National Bank of Zimbabwe
- List of banks in Zimbabwe
- Communications in Zimbabwe
- Mining in Zimbabwe
- Oil industry in Zimbabwe
- Tourism in Zimbabwe
- Transport in Zimbabwe
Education in Zimbabwe
Main article: Education in ZimbabweInfrastructure of Zimbabwe
Health in Zimbabwe
Main article: Health in ZimbabweSee also
Main article: 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Zimbabwe". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Crisis profile: Zimbabwe's humanitarian situation". Reuters Foundation AlertNet. 26 July 2008. http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/112239842449.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ 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
- Government
- Parliament of Zimbabwe — official government site
- Zimbabwe Government Online — official government site and mirror site
- News
- Zimbabwe Metro - Zimbabwe News tabloid
- The New Zimbabwe
- The Zimbabwean
- Zimbabwe Online News
- ZW News
- Civic Action Support Group
- AllAfrica.com: Zimbabwe — news headline links
- IFEX: Zimbabwe — press freedom violations
- The Zimbabwe Guardian - Zimbabwe News Online│Zimbabwe News
- IRIN Zimbabwe — humanitarian news and analysis
- Directories
- Columbia University Libraries — Zimbabwe directory category of the WWW-VL
- Zimbabwe at the Open Directory Project
- Yahoo!: Zimbabwe
- Tourism
- Other
- ZimConservation - News and opinions about the wildlife and environment of Zimbabwe
- New Zimbabwe
- Isp Internet Services Zimbabwe
- Kubutana The NGO Alliance Network — an online community for Zimbabwean activists
- Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust (ZAWT)
- Zimbabwe Protest
- Zimbabwe Online
- Center for Global Development — costs and causes of Zimbabwe's crisis
- Zimbabwe Rescue
- Crisis in Zimbabwe
- TheGreatZimbabwe
- BBC, Country Profile, Zimbabwe
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