Zimbabwe

Guide to ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE which official name is Republic of Zimbabwe or Zimbabwe, is a country from Africa located at the Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia. ZIMBABWE with 3,066 km sq km, limits with: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km; and is divided in 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status . ZIMBABWE's capital is Harare which is the most populated city with about 2,213,701 inhabitants.

History of ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE's government is parliamentary democracy; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Robert Mugabe as head of state.

Other symbols of ZIMBABWE are Zimbabwean motto " Unity, Freedom, Work Zimbabwean anthem "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe (Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe), Formerly: Ishe Komborera Africa (God Bless Africa) Zimbabwean flag.Zimbabwean flag is composed by seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green symbolizes agriculture, yellow - mineral wealth, red - blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people .

ZIMBABWE's history is quite long: The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. Opposition and labor strikes in 2003 were unsuccessful in pressuring MUGABE to retire early; security forces continued their brutal repression of regime opponents. The ruling ZANU-PF party used fraud and intimidation to win a two-thirds majority in the March 2005 parliamentary election, allowing it to amend the constitution at will and recreate the Senate, which had been abolished in the late 1980s. In April 2005, Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition, according to UN estimates. ZANU-PF announced in December 2006 that they would seek to extend MUGABE's term in office until 2010 when presidential and parliamentary elections would be "harmonized."

ZIMBABWEs geography

Guide to travel to ZIMBABWE

If you are thinking on traveling to ZIMBABWE, you will have to take in consideration some points like ZIMBABWE's currency, ZIMBABWE's weather, ZIMBABWE's national holiday and ZIMBABWE's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. ZIMBABWE`s currency is called dollar ( Z$), which is divided in 100 cents

ZIMBABWE's weather is characterized to be tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to ZIMBABWE.

You can also consider to visit ZIMBABWE on it's national holiday to get in ZIMBABWE's culture. If you do so, ZIMBABWE's national holiday is called Independence Day, 18 April.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of ZIMBABWE: Inyangani 2,592 m. And try also to get to ZIMBABWE's lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit ZIMBABWE's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to ZIMBABWE, with more than 403 airports and 2 airlines, you will get to ZIMBABWE without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. ZIMBABWE has about3,077 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Zimbabwean Culture

ZIMBABWE is known by Zimbabweans as ZIMBABWE in the shortened way. Zimbabwean, about 12,311,143 people, are composed by different ethnics: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%. And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's ZIMBABWE's religion. Zimbabweans are divided in syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%.

But if want to know more about ZIMBABWE's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Zimbabwean novelists' books like Yvonne Vera, also connected with Canada (1964–2005), Charles Mungoshi or Solomon Mutswairo (1924– ).

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