Outline of Zimbabwe explained

See also: Index of Zimbabwe-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe  - landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.^[1]

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Zimbabwe
• Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe
• International rankings of Zimbabwe
• ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .zw

Geography of Zimbabwe

Geography of Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Zimbabwe
    • High: Mount Nyangani 25920NaN0
    • Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 1620NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 3,066 km

1,231 km

813 km

797 km

225 km

• Coastline: none
• Place names in Zimbabwe
• Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
• Area: 390580km2 - 60th largest country
• Atlas of Zimbabwe

Environment of Zimbabwe

• Climate of Zimbabwe
• Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
• Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
• Geology of Zimbabwe
• Protected areas of Zimbabwe
  • National parks of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate
• Wildlife of Zimbabwe
  • Fauna of Zimbabwe
    • Birds of Zimbabwe
    • Mammals of Zimbabwe

Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe

• Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none ^[2]
• Mountains of Zimbabwe
  • Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
• Rivers of Zimbabwe
• World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Regions of Zimbabwe

Regions of Zimbabwe

Ecoregions of Zimbabwe

List of ecoregions in Zimbabwe

Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe

Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe

• Provinces of Zimbabwe
  • Districts of Zimbabwe
    • Municipalities of Zimbabwe

Provinces of Zimbabwe

Provinces of ZimbabweZimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:

1. Bulawayo (city)
2. Harare (city)
3. Manicaland
4. Mashonaland Central
5. Mashonaland East
6. Mashonaland West
7. Masvingo
8. Matabeleland North
9. Matabeleland South
10. Midlands

Districts of Zimbabwe

Districts of ZimbabweThe Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:

Bulawayo (city)

• Bulawayo

Harare (city)

• Harare

Manicaland Province

• Buhera
• Chimanimani
• Chipinge
• Makoni
• Mutare
• Mutasa
• Nyanga

Mashonaland Central Province

• Bindura
• Guruve
• Mazowe
• Mukumbura
• Muzarabani
• Shamva

Mashonaland East Province

• Chikomba
• Goromonzi
• Hwedza
• Marondera
• Murehwa
• Mutoko
• Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe

Mashonaland West Province

• Chegutu
• Kadoma
• Kariba
• Makonde
• Zvimba

Masvingo Province

• Bikita
• Chiredzi
• Chivi
• Gutu
• Masvingo
• Mwenezi
• Zaka

Matabeleland North Province

• Binga
• Bubi
• Hwange
• Lupane
• Nkayi
• Tsholotsho
• Umguza

Matabeleland South Province

• Beitbridge
• Bulilimamangwe
• Gwanda
• Insiza

Midlands Province

• Chirumhanzu
• Gokwe North
• Gokwe South
• Gweru
• Kwekwe
• Mberengwa
• Shurugwi
• Zvishavane

Municipalities of Zimbabwe

Municipalities of Zimbabwe

• Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
• Cities of Zimbabwe
  • Largest cities:
    • Harare
    • Bulawayo
    • Chitungwiza
    • Mutare
    • Gweru
    • Kwekwe
    • Kadoma
    • Masvingo
    • Chinhoyi
    • Marondera

Demography of Zimbabwe

Demographics of Zimbabwe

• HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe

Government and politics of Zimbabwe

Politics of Zimbabwe

• Form of government: semi-presidential republic
• Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
• Politics of Rhodesia
• Elections in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwean presidential elections
    • • • Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
      • Land reform in Zimbabwe
• Liberalism in Zimbabwe
• Political parties in Zimbabwe
  • Operation Murambatsvina
  • Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

Branches of the government of Zimbabwe

Government of Zimbabwe

Executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe

• Head of state: President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa
  • Previous presidents of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe
• Leader of MDC, the Opposition Party: Nelson Chamisa
  • Previous Leader of MDC, the Opposition Party, Morgan Tsvangirai
• Cabinet of Zimbabwe

Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe

• Parliament of Zimbabwe (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Zimbabwe
  • Lower house: House of Assembly of Zimbabwe

Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe

Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe

• Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

• Diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe
• Diplomatic missions of Zimbabwe

Relations with specific countries

• Angola–Zimbabwe relations
• Australia–Zimbabwe relations
• Israel – Zimbabwe relations
• Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
• Sino-Zimbabwe relations
• United States-Zimbabwe relations
  • Detention of US and UK diplomats in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001

International organization membership

International organization membership of ZimbabweThe Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Zimbabwe

Law of Zimbabwe

• Constitution of Zimbabwe
• Crime in Zimbabwe
  • Human trafficking in Zimbabwe
• Human rights in Zimbabwe
  • LGBT rights in Zimbabwe
• Law enforcement in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Republic Police

Military of Zimbabwe

Military of Zimbabwe

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:,
    • Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
      • Joint Operations Command
• Forces
  • Zimbabwe National Army
  • Navy of Zimbabwe: None
  • Air Force of Zimbabwe
  • Special forces of Zimbabwe
• Military history of Zimbabwe

Local government in Zimbabwe

Local government in Zimbabwe

History of Zimbabwe

See main article: History of Zimbabwe and Years in Zimbabwe.

By period

• Pre-colonial history
  • Mutapa Kingdom (c. 1450–1698)
  • Torwa dynasty (c. 1450–1683)
  • Rozwi Empire (c. 1684–1834)
  • Matabeleland (Kingdom: 1837–1894; Province: 1923–present)
• Early European settlement (16th century; c.1890–1923)
• Colonial history (1923–1965)
• Rhodesia (1965–1979)
• Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979–1980)
• Zimbabwe (1980 – present)

By field

• Economic history of Zimbabwe
• Military history of Zimbabwe
• Political history of Zimbabwe

Culture of Zimbabwe

Culture of Zimbabwe

• Architecture of Zimbabwe
• Cuisine of Zimbabwe
• Languages of Zimbabwe
  • Official language: English
  • Indigenous languages:
    • Primary language of Zimbabwe: Shona (a Bantu language and the native language of the Shona people)
    • Sindebele (spoken by the Matabele people)
• Media in Zimbabwe
  • Newspapers in Zimbabwe
• National symbols of Zimbabwe
  • Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
  • Flag of Zimbabwe
  • National anthem of Zimbabwe
• People of Zimbabwe
  • Ndebele people
  • Whites in Zimbabwe
• Prostitution in Zimbabwe
• Public holidays in Zimbabwe
• Religion in Zimbabwe
  • Christianity in Zimbabwe
  • Hinduism in Zimbabwe
  • Islam in Zimbabwe
  • Judaism in Zimbabwe
• World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Art in Zimbabwe

• Art in Zimbabwe
  • National Gallery of Zimbabwe
• Dance in Zimbabwe
• HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
• Music of Zimbabwe

Sports in Zimbabwe

Sports in Zimbabwe

• Football in Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe national football team
• Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games
• Zimbabwe at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe

Economy of Zimbabwe

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
• Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
• Communications in Zimbabwe
  • Internet in Zimbabwe

* Companies of Zimbabwe

• Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling^[3]
  • ISO 4217

ZWD/USD/EUR/ZAR/BWP/GBP

• Economic history of Zimbabwe
• Energy in Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
  • Zimbabwe Industrial Index

• Health care in Zimbabwe
• Transport in Zimbabwe
  • Air transport in Zimbabwe
    • Airlines in Zimbabwe
    • Airports in Zimbabwe
  • Rail transport in Zimbabwe
• Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe

Economic sectors

• Agriculture in Zimbabwe
• Banking in Zimbabwe
  • National Bank of Zimbabwe
  • List of banks in Zimbabwe
• Communications in Zimbabwe
• Mining in Zimbabwe
• Tourism in Zimbabwe
• Transport in Zimbabwe

Education in Zimbabwe

Education in Zimbabwe

• Universities in Zimbabwe
  • NUST
  • University of Zimbabwe

Health in Zimbabwe

Health in Zimbabwe

See also

Zimbabwe

• Education in Zimbabwe
• Index of Zimbabwe-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Zimbabwe-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

Notes

1. Web site: July 3, 2009. Zimbabwe. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. Although the Zimbabwean dollar it is still the official currency, the United States dollar, South African rand, Botswanan pula, Pound sterling and Euro are mostly used instead as the local currency is practically worthless. The US Dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions with the new power-sharing regime.

External links

Government

• Parliament of Zimbabwe — official government site
• Zimbabwe Government Online — official government site and mirror site

News

• New Zimbabwe
• The Zimbabwean
• ZW News
• The Zimbabwe Guardian
• IRIN Zimbabwe — humanitarian news and analysis

Directories

• Columbia University Libraries — Zimbabwe directory category of the WWW-VL
  • Yahoo!: Zimbabwe

Tourism

Other

• Kubatana The NGO Alliance Network
• Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust (ZAWT)
• Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
• Sokwanele Civic Action Support Group
• BBC, Country Profile, Zimbabwe