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| Country |
: |
Republic of Zimbabwe |
| Capital |
: |
Harare |
| Total Area |
: |
150,803.78 sq mi
390,580.00 sq km
(slightly larger than
Montana) |
| Population |
: |
11,365,366 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
9,276,696 |
| Languages |
: |
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the
Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal
dialects |
| Literacy |
: |
85.0% total, 90.0% male, 80% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,
Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
38.51 male, 35.7 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
: |
1 Zimbabwean dollar (Z$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$2,500 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
mining (coal, gold, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous
metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel, wood products, cement, chemicals,
fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages |
| Agriculture |
: |
Corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts;
cattle, sheep, goats, pigs |
| Arable Land |
: |
7% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore,
vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |
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