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Outline of Zimbabwe

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Outline of Zimbabwe

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:

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Zimbabwe – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.

Geography of Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country
  • Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Zimbabwe
  • High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft)
  • Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,066 km
  • Coastline: none
  • Place names in Zimbabwe
  • Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
  • Area: 390,580 km2 (150,800 sq mi) - 60th largest country
  • Atlas of Zimbabwe
  • Environment of Zimbabwe

  • Climate of Zimbabwe
  • Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
  • Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
  • Geology of Zimbabwe
  • Protected areas of Zimbabwe
  • Biosphere reserves in Zimbabwe
  • National parks of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate
  • Wildlife of Zimbabwe
  • Fauna of Zimbabwe
  • Birds of Zimbabwe
  • Mammals of Zimbabwe
  • Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe

  • Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none
  • Islands of Zimbabwe
  • Lakes of Zimbabwe
  • Mountains of Zimbabwe
  • Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
  • Rivers of Zimbabwe
  • Waterfalls of Zimbabwe
  • Valleys of Zimbabwe
  • World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
  • Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe

  • Provinces of Zimbabwe
  • Districts of Zimbabwe
  • Municipalities of Zimbabwe
  • Provinces of Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:

    1. Bulawayo (city)
    2. Harare (city)
    3. Manicaland
    4. Mashonaland Central
    5. Mashonaland East
    6. Mashonaland West
    7. Masvingo
    8. Matabeleland North
    9. Matabeleland South
    10. Midlands
    Districts of Zimbabwe

    The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:

    Municipalities of Zimbabwe
  • Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
  • Cities of Zimbabwe
  • Largest cities:
  • Harare
  • Bulawayo
  • Chitungwiza
  • Mutare
  • Gweru
  • Kwekwe
  • Kadoma
  • Masvingo
  • Chinhoyi
  • Marondera
  • Demography of Zimbabwe

  • HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
  • Government and politics of Zimbabwe

    Politics of Zimbabwe

  • Form of government: semi-presidential republic
  • Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
  • Politics of Rhodesia
  • Elections in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwean presidential elections
  • Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
  • Land reform in Zimbabwe
  • Liberalism in Zimbabwe
  • Political parties in Zimbabwe
  • Operation Murambatsvina
  • Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
  • Executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe

  • Head of state: President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe
  • Previous presidents of Zimbabwe
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai
  • Cabinet of Zimbabwe
  • Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe

  • Parliament of Zimbabwe (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Zimbabwe
  • Lower house: House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
  • Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe

  • Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
  • Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

  • Diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe
  • Diplomatic missions of Zimbabwe
  • Relations with specific countries

  • Angola–Zimbabwe relations
  • Australia–Zimbabwe relations
  • Israel – Zimbabwe relations
  • Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
  • Sino-Zimbabwe relations
  • United States-Zimbabwe relations
  • Detention of US and UK diplomats in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001
  • International organization membership

    The Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:

    Law and order in Zimbabwe

  • Constitution of Zimbabwe
  • Crime in Zimbabwe
  • Human trafficking in Zimbabwe
  • Human rights in Zimbabwe
  • LGBT rights in Zimbabwe
  • Freedom of religion in Zimbabwe
  • Law enforcement in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Republic Police
  • Military of Zimbabwe

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:,
  • Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
  • Defence Minister of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa
  • Joint Operations Command
  • Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga
  • Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, Lieutenant General Philip Sibanda
  • Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Perence Shiri
  • Forces
  • Zimbabwe National Army
  • Navy of Zimbabwe: None
  • Air Force of Zimbabwe
  • Special forces of Zimbabwe
  • Military history of Zimbabwe
  • Military ranks of Zimbabwe
  • By period

  • Pre-colonial history
  • Mutapa Kingdom (c. 1450–1698)
  • Torwa dynasty (c. 1450–1683)
  • Rozwi Empire (c. 1684–1834)
  • Matabeleland (Kingdom: 1837–1894; Province: 1923–present)
  • Early European settlement (16th century; c.1890–1923)
  • Colonial history (1923–1965)
  • Rhodesia (1965–1979)
  • Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979–1980)
  • Zimbabwe (1980 – present)
  • By field

  • Economic history of Zimbabwe
  • Military history of Zimbabwe
  • Culture of Zimbabwe

  • Architecture of Zimbabwe
  • Cuisine of Zimbabwe
  • Festivals in Zimbabwe
  • Languages of Zimbabwe
  • Official language: English
  • Indigenous languages:
  • Primary language of Zimbabwe: Shona (a Bantu language and the native language of the Shona people)
  • Sindebele (spoken by the Matabele people)
  • Media in Zimbabwe
  • Newspapers in Zimbabwe
  • National symbols of Zimbabwe
  • Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
  • Flag of Zimbabwe
  • National anthem of Zimbabwe
  • People of Zimbabwe
  • Ndebele people
  • Whites in Zimbabwe
  • Prostitution in Zimbabwe
  • Public holidays in Zimbabwe
  • Records of Zimbabwe
  • Religion in Zimbabwe
  • Christianity in Zimbabwe
  • Hinduism in Zimbabwe
  • Islam in Zimbabwe
  • Judaism in Zimbabwe
  • Sikhism in Zimbabwe
  • World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
  • Art in Zimbabwe

  • Art in Zimbabwe
  • National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • Cinema of Zimbabwe
  • Dance in Zimbabwe
  • HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
  • Literature of Zimbabwe
  • Music of Zimbabwe
  • Television in Zimbabwe
  • Theatre in Zimbabwe
  • Sports in Zimbabwe

  • Football in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe national football team
  • Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games
  • Zimbabwe at the Olympics
  • Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
  • Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
  • Communications in Zimbabwe
  • Internet in Zimbabwe
  • * Companies of Zimbabwe
  • Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling
  • ISO 4217: ZWD/USD/EUR/ZAR/BWP/GBP
  • Economic history of Zimbabwe
  • Energy in Zimbabwe
  • Energy policy of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
  • Zimbabwe Industrial Index
  • Health care in Zimbabwe
  • Transport in Zimbabwe
  • Air transport in Zimbabwe
  • Airlines in Zimbabwe
  • Airports in Zimbabwe
  • Rail transport in Zimbabwe
  • Roads in Zimbabwe
  • Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe
  • Economic sectors

  • Agriculture in Zimbabwe
  • Banking in Zimbabwe
  • National Bank of Zimbabwe
  • List of banks in Zimbabwe
  • Communications in Zimbabwe
  • Mining in Zimbabwe
  • Oil industry in Zimbabwe
  • Tourism in Zimbabwe
  • Transport in Zimbabwe
  • Education in Zimbabwe

  • Universities in Zimbabwe
  • NUST
  • University of Zimbabwe
  • References

    Outline of Zimbabwe Wikipedia