About Zimbabwe

  • Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe
  • Population: 14 million
  • Situation: Southern Africa
  • Time zone: GMT + 2
  • Area: 391,090 square kilometres / 150,961 square miles
  • Borders with: Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa
  • Coasts: None
  • Capital: Harare
  • Major Towns: Bulawayo, Gweru
  • Chief Port: None. Served through Beira (Mozambique) when this route has been open
  • Religion: Christianity and local beliefs
  • Rest Day: Sunday
  • Electricity: 220 or 240 Volts AC, 50 Hz
  • Physical: The Limpopo River to the south forms the border with South Africa; in the north west the Zambezi River, including the Victoria Falls, forms the border with Zambia. A range of mountains and highlands with Mt Inyangani at 2,592 meters / 8504 feet forms the eastern border. There is a high central plateau between the Limpopo and the Zambezi