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Zimbabwe

• Republic of Zimbabwe
• President: Robert Mugabe (1980)
• Area: 150,803 sq. mi. (390,580 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 12,236,805
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Harare, 2,331,400 (metro. area), 1,919,700 (city proper)
• Other large cities: Bulawayo, 965,000; Chitungwiza, 411,700
• Monetary unit: Zimbabwean dollar
• Languages: English (official), Ndebele, Shona (85%)
• Ethnicity/race: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%), white 1%, mixed and Asian 1%
• Religions: Christian, 25%; Animist, 24%; Syncretic, 50%   Source:  Infoplease

The Zambezi River at Mana Pools National Park

 

A view of the eastern highlands at Chimanimani

 

Mokoros jump into the Zambezi River

 

The capital city of Harare

Bushman paintings at Domoshowa

Huts

Kariba sunset

Lowveld countryside

The Lower Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe Valley

Woman crushing maize

The Zimbabwe ruins

Buffalo in Matusadona National Park

Chirinda Forest Reserve

Velvet Monkey

Dancers

Matopos

Zebras

African sunset

Balancing rocks at Matopas

Black Rhino, Selous

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The Zambezi River at Mana Pools National Park

 

 

Zimbabwe's national anthem

 

	For more information on Zimbabwe click on the links below: Infoplease Languages of Zimbabwe National Parks Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe		Zimbabwe's national coat of arms