Outline of Zimbabwe
{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe}}
{{See also|Index of Zimbabwe-related articles}}
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zimbabwe/|title=Zimbabwe|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|z|ɪ|m|ˈ|b|ɑː|b|w|eɪ}}
- Common English country name: Zimbabwe
- Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe
- International rankings of Zimbabwe
- ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .zw
Geography of Zimbabwe
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- 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 {{convert|2592|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River {{convert|162|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 3,066 km
::{{Flag|Mozambique}} 1,231 km
::{{Flag|Botswana}} 813 km
::{{Flag|Zambia}} 797 km
::{{Flag|South Africa}} 225 km
:* Coastline: none
- Place names in Zimbabwe
- Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
- Area: {{convert|390580|km2|abbr=on}} - 60th largest country
- Atlas of Zimbabwe
=Environment of Zimbabwe=
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- Climate of Zimbabwe
- Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
- Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Protected areas of 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 The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Mountains of Zimbabwe
- Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
- Rivers of Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
=Regions of Zimbabwe=
Regions of Zimbabwe
==Ecoregions of Zimbabwe==
==Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe==
===Provinces of Zimbabwe===
===Districts of Zimbabwe===
The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:
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===Municipalities of Zimbabwe===
=Demography of Zimbabwe=
Government and politics of Zimbabwe
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- Form of government: semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
- Politics of Rhodesia
- Elections in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean presidential elections
- {{Hlist| 1990| 1996| 2002| 2008}}
- Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
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- Land reform in Zimbabwe
- Liberalism in Zimbabwe
- Political parties in Zimbabwe
- Operation Murambatsvina
- Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
=Branches of the government of Zimbabwe=
==Executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe==
==Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe==
==Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe==
=Foreign relations of Zimbabwe=
==Relations with specific countries==
==International organization membership==
International organization membership of Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:
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- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
- Group of 15 (G15)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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=Law and order in Zimbabwe=
=Military of Zimbabwe=
=Local government in Zimbabwe=
Local government in Zimbabwe
History of Zimbabwe
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=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 Image:Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg (1923–1965)
- Rhodesia Image:Flag of Rhodesia (1968–1979).svg (1965–1979)
- Zimbabwe Rhodesia Image:Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.svg (1979–1980)
- Zimbabwe Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg (1980 – present)
=By field=
Culture of Zimbabwe
- Architecture of Zimbabwe
- Cuisine of 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
- Religion in Zimbabwe
- Christianity in Zimbabwe
- Hinduism in Zimbabwe
- Islam in Zimbabwe
- Judaism in Zimbabwe
- World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
=Art in Zimbabwe=
- Art in Zimbabwe
- National Gallery of Zimbabwe
- Dance in Zimbabwe
- HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
- Music of Zimbabwe
=Sports in Zimbabwe=
Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
- Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
- Communications in Zimbabwe
- Internet in Zimbabwe
- Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound SterlingAlthough the Zimbabwean dollar it is still the official currency, the United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling and Euro are mostly used instead as the local currency is practically worthless. The US Dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.
- ISO 4217: ZWD/USD/EUR/ZAR/BWP/GBP
- Economic history of Zimbabwe
- Energy in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
- Zimbabwe Industrial Index
=Economic sectors=
Education in Zimbabwe
Health in Zimbabwe
See also
Notes
References
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External links
{{Wikiatlas|Zimbabwe}}
; Government
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160316140754/http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/ Parliament of Zimbabwe] — official government site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081024195135/http://www.gta.gov.zw/ Zimbabwe Government Online] — official government site and [https://web.archive.org/web/20050619011628/http://www.zim.gov.zw/ mirror site]
; News
- [http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ New Zimbabwe]
- [http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ The Zimbabwean]
- [http://www.zwnews.com/ ZW News]
- [http://www.talkzimbabwe.com The Zimbabwe Guardian ]
- [http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=ZW IRIN Zimbabwe] — humanitarian news and analysis
; Directories
- [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Zimbabwe.html Columbia University Libraries — Zimbabwe] directory category of the WWW-VL
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106184731/http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Zimbabwe/ Yahoo!: Zimbabwe]
; Tourism
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; Other
- [http://www.kubatana.net Kubatana] The NGO Alliance Network
- [http://www.zawt.org/ Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust (ZAWT)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012033902/http://www.crisiszimbabwe.org/ Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050713082022/http://www.sokwanele.com/ Sokwanele Civic Action Support Group ]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064589.stm BBC, Country Profile, Zimbabwe]
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