Geographic Statistics:
Population: 11,342,521
Independence: 18 April 1980 from UK.
Capital: Harare
Shared Borders: Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique
Highest Elevation: Inyangani; 2,592 m.
Lowest Elevation: Junction of the Runde and Save rivers; 162 m.
Environmental Statistics:
Climate: Tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season November
to March.
Terrain: High plateau with higher central plateau (high veld);
mountains in east.
Average Rainfall:
Temperature Extremes:
Population Statistics:
Main Languages: English (official), Shona, Ndebele.
Main Religions: Mainland - Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous
beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%
Population growth rate: 0.26% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 22.43 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 37.78 years
male: 39.18 years
female: 36.34 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.34 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy: (People age 15 and over that can read and write)
total population:85%
male: 90%
female: 80%
Economic Statistics:
Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar; 1 Zimbabwean dollar (Z$) = 100 cents
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,400 (1999 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 59% (1999 est.)
Unemployment rate: 50% (1999 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use: 212,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 70,000 (1999)
Number of People per Telephone Line: 54
