| Country (long form) |
Republic of Zimbabwe |
| Capital |
Harare |
| Total Area |
150,803.78 sq mi
390,580.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Montana) |
| Population |
11,342,521 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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 |
39.18 male, 36.34 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Zimbabwean dollar (Z$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,400 (1999 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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