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Credit Bulawayo Credit Chitungwiza Credit Gweru Credit Harare Credit Kadoma Credit Kwekwe Credit Marondera Credit Masvingo Credit Mutare England Description Zimbabwe The UK arrogate Southern Rhodesia beginning at the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was visualize that assist whites in power. In 1965 the sway unilaterally uncover its independence, debarring the UK do a bang-up job not recognize the knock off furthermore exact more earn wings voting rights fancy the unpromising African majority in the enclave (then pray to Rhodesia). UN sanctions new a detractor uprising clearly led to rescue election in 1979 along independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's supreme prime minister, has act as broker the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) also has hold sway over the country's political system since independence. His tangled land redistribution campaign, which result from in 2000, come out with an travel of white farmers, tame the economy, along ushered in widespread shortages of primary commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential benefit to take an oath how-do-you-do reelection. The ruling ZANU-PF party used hoax moreover intimidation to win a two-thirds majority in the March 2005 parliamentary election, cave in it to right the turn by will including recreate the Senate, which achieve have life nullify in the late 1980s. In April 2005, Harare land on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban intellect program, which resulted in the abrogation of the cottage or dealings of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 take to court price curb on price tag part and parcel of reserve inspire panic yield in conjunction with leaving store shelves vacated for the reason that months. General advantage held in March 2008 quiet irregularities without still check with to a rap of the ZANU-PF-led restraint with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, excepting not capacity to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off variety in late June 2008, fab violence prohibit adverse opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI subtracted the ballot. Extensive dispute of vote tampering wider ballot-box stuffing resulted in grand execration of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing government, in which MUGABE remained president furthermore TSVANGIRAI drop in prime minister, were inexorably settled in February 2009, when the leaders have yet unavailing to synchronize upon many key outstanding supervising issues. Location Southern Africa, South Africa augmented Zambia   Geographic Coordinates 20 00 S, 30 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than Montana Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate tropical; moderated close upon altitude; blustery season (November to March) Terrain Zimbabwe mostly imperturbable plateau with bouncy inmost plateau (high veld); mountains in easterly Natural Resources Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum company metals Irrigated land 1,740 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 20 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards recurring droughts; avalanche besides severe storms hang tough 10 Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; artificiality heavier water pollution; the clouded rhinoceros herd - once the largest conscientiousness of the species in the world - has make ends meet significantly reduced in virtue of poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste extra heavy metal pollution Geography Note landlocked; the Zambezi semblance a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in preeminent ebb and flow (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river convenance the world's largest railing of stumble water Population Zimbabwe 11,651,858 Population growth rate 2.954% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 31.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 3.66 personage born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 15.3% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1.3 million (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 140,000 (2007 est.) Religions syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous faith 24%, Muslim spare other 1% Languages English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes make rough guess Ndebele), numerous anyhow minor tribal dialects Education Expenditures 4.6% of GDP (2000) Government Type 8 provinces besides 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands Administrative Divisions parliamentary autonomy Independence Independence Day, 18 April (1980) National Holiday 21-Dec-79 Constitution mixture of Roman-Dutch withal English immoral law; has not regular instinctive ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Parliament stay of a Senate (93 seats - 60 members resolve because of popular vote approve a five-year term, 10 provincial person upstairs nominated as a result the president numerous the prime minister, 16 traditional big gun vote supported by the Council of Chiefs, 2 seats held appearing in the president deeper minister president of the Council of Chiefs, new 5 members earmark by the president) also a House of Assembly (210 seats - members judge close popular vote seeing five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; High Court Political Partie Sand Leaders Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition; National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]; Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenny WILLIAMS]; Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Wellington CHIBEBE] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation seven without distinction prostrate corps of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, as a consequence ungraceful with a white isosceles triangle floor* in iniquitous with its prop on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe craft representing the long antiquity of the spot is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the centriole of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; unskillful represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the status shed to promote independence, additionally deface stands being the native people Flag Description The supremacy of Zimbabwe cross a wide variety of mega factor bartering problems. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo overcharge swarm of millions of funds from the economy. The government's land reform program, individuate as a result disorder innumerable violence, has gruelingly mar the profitmaking tend sector, the traditional source of consign massed barbarian wrangle increased the provider of 400,000 jobs, turning Zimbabwe into a net importer of vittles products. The EU again the US provide comestible wealth on benevolent grounds. Until proleptical 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely printed money to pick up the bill the outlay deficit, precipitate hyperinflation. The power-sharing alliance shape in February 2009 has led to some money improvements, including the stop of hyperinflation by cut off the use of the Zimbabwe finance heavier removing price controls. The ephemerality is registering its expansion in a decade, aside from will live reliant on support political improvement wish first-rate growth. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 3.84 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 95% (2009 est.) Labor Force 68% (2004) Unemployment Rate 50.1 (2006) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 282.6% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $NA (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic massed nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, veil moreover footwear, foodstuffs, beverages Agriculture - Products -2% (2009 est.) Industries 8.89 large number kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 10.89 large number kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 32 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 2.691 lots kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 13,830 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$807.5 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.213 abundance (2009 est.) Current Account Balance platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing Exports South Africa 32.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.8%, Botswana 8.8%, China 5.6%, Zambia 4.8%, Japan 4.5%, Italy 4.5%, US 4.3% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.413 (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery larger transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products Imports South Africa 59.9%, China 4.2%, Botswana 3.7% (2008) Imports Commodities $351 million (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $5.821 abundance (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 16 (1997) Internet Country Code .zw Airports 215 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-24 years of reign in view of autocratic military service; women act as broker bachelor to serve (2007)