AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe


  • Capital: Harare
  • Population: 11,271,314
  • Population Density: 75 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%,
  • Official Language(s): English
  • Religious Beliefs: Syncretic (mixed Christian and indigenous) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%
  • Area: 150,872 square miles
  • Topography: High plateau rising to mountains on the eastern border, sloping down on the other borders.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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