General Information
Capital
Harare
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Africa
Currency
Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD)
Languages
Shona (official
most widely spoken) 80.9%
Ndebele (official
second most widely spoken) 11.5%
English (official
traditionally used for official business) 0.3%
13 minority languages (official
includes Chewa
Chibarwe
Kalanga
Koisan
Nambya
Ndau
Shangani
sign language
Sotho
Tonga
Tswana
Venda
and Xhosa) 7%
other 0.3% (2022 est.)
Timezones
UTC+2
Area
390,757 km²
Map Reference
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Borders
Botswana
Mozambique
South Africa
Zambia
Demographics
Population (2023)
16,340,822
Density
41.8 per km²
Urban Population
32.5%
Median Age
21.2 years
Life Expectancy
67.2 years
Major Cities
HARARE
Economy
GDP (2024)
$44.2B
GDP Per Capita (2023)
$1,624
Inflation (2022)
104.7%
Unemployment (2024)
8.6%
Public Debt
69.9% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2024)
3,266.332 to USD
Main Exports
1.
gold
2.
tobacco
3.
nickel
4.
minerals
5.
diamonds (2023)
Main Imports
1.
refined petroleum
2.
fertilizers
3.
trucks
4.
soybean oil
5.
stone processing machines (2023)
