Africa · Eastern Africa
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.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Zimbabwe
390,757 km²
% of Australia
5.08%
