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Zimbabwe

Republic of Zimbabwe

Capital
Harare
Harare (formerly Salisbury)
Population
17,273,580
2026 estimate
Area
390,757 km²
Code
ZWE
Languages
Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
Currencies
Botswana pula (P), Chinese yuan (¥), Euro (€), British pound (£), Indian rupee (₹), Japanese yen (¥), United States dollar ($), South African rand (Rs), Zimbabwean bonds ($)

Did you know?

  • Victoria Falls (shared with Zambia) is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
  • 🏛Great Zimbabwe was a stone-built medieval city of up to 18,000 people — the country is named after its ruins.
  • 🏅Has one of the highest literacy rates in mainland Africa.
  • 💰The Zimbabwean dollar suffered hyperinflation so severe that 100 trillion dollar notes were printed.
  • 🏅Hwange National Park hosts one of Africa's largest populations of elephants.

Location

-20.00°, 30.00°

Actual size

Compared to Australia.

Outline of Australia
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Outline of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
390,757 km²
% of Australia
5.08%