Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a sovereign state in southern Africa. Its capital is Harare. About 15 million people live there (2022). It covers 390,757 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Harare
- People (2022)
- 15 million
- Area
- 390,757 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar
Zimbabwe at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Harare
- Population
- 15,178,979 (2022)
- Area
- 390,757 km² (150,872 mi²)
- People are called
- Zimbabwean, Zimbabweans
- Official languages
- English, Shona, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Barwe, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Tsonga, Zimbabwe Sign Language, Sesotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Nambya
- Currency
- United States dollar, Zimbabwe ZiG, pound sterling, Australian dollar, , rand, yen, renminbi, Indian rupee, Zimbabwean dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$21 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 61.2 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.593 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 50.3 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Head of state
- Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)
- Head of government
- Emmerson Mnangagwa (since 2017)
- Country codes
- ZW, ZWE
- Calling code
- +263
- Internet domain
- .zw
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00, Africa/Harare
- Coordinates
- -19°, 30°
Zimbabwe and its neighbours
Zimbabwe borders Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Zimbabwe
- Neighbours
Divisions of Zimbabwe
- Manicaland Province
- Mashonaland Central Province
- Mashonaland East Province
- Mashonaland West Province
- Matabeleland North Province
- Matabeleland South Province
- Midlands Province
- Bulawayo Province
- Harare Province
- Masvingo Province
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
and 9 more organisations.
How far are you from Zimbabwe?
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Questions
What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
The capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
What is the population of Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe has about 15,178,979 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe covers 390,757 square kilometres (150,872 square miles).
What currency does Zimbabwe use?
The United States dollar.
What language is spoken in Zimbabwe?
The official languages of Zimbabwe are English, Shona, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Barwe, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Tsonga, Zimbabwe Sign Language, Sesotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Nambya.
Which countries border Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe shares a border with Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.