| Land area (sq. km) |
386,850.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
8.32 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
12,936,295.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
0.57 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
33.44 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
90.00 (2003) |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
37.25 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
79.40 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
80.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
35.48 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
CIA |
| Language |
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Harare |
CIA |
| Character of government |
parliamentary democracy ; Administrative Division: 8 provinces and 2 cities ; Independence day: 18 April 1980 (from UK) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
Executive President is both the chief of state and head of government ; cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly ; elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered votes and ellected by popular votes for six years term (no term limit), co vice president appointed by the president. |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral Parliament consists of a House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected by popular vote for five-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10 occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and eight occupied by provincial governors appointed by the President) and a senate (66 seats - 50 ellected by popular vote, 6 nominated by president, 10 nominated by concil chief; serves for five years term. |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court; High Court |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
10.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
14.42 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.06 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
(4.20) |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
456.69 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
419.90 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
3.42 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
10.00 (1997) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.84 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
4.70 (2000) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
80.00 (2005 est) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
4,797,499,904.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Zimbabwean Dollar |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
5,068.66 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
63.39 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
30.73 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
77.30 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
24.51 |
WDI |
