Zimbabwe

Known officially as the Republic of Zimbabwe, it is a landlocked country in the Southeast of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, it is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo.

Anchor Statistics

Zimbabwe has 10 provinces: Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Midlands.

A country of roughly 16.6 million people as per 2024 census, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, however with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common. In 2023, Zimbabwe’s nominal GDP was $35.23 billion, and its real GDP was $23.05 billion, with a GDP per capita of $1,411 The agriculture and food sector contributes to 17% of GDP. The services sector is the major contributor to GDP, averaging over 50% since 2010.

General Guide

The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) is the currency of Zimbabwe in alliance with the United States of America Dollar (USD). The total road network length in Zimbabwe is 97,267 Km of which 20% is surfaced, 14% is gravel and 66% is earth roads.

Zimbabwe has three licensed Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network operators namely Econet Wireless, Net-One, and Telecel.

Internet Users: There were 5.74 million internet users in Zimbabwe in January 2023. Average Download Speed: The average download speed for Zimbabwean internet is 7.92Mbps. Internet Penetration: Zimbabwe’s internet penetration rate was 34.8% of the total population in January 2023.

Historic Info

The Reserve Bank is the successor to the Central Currency Board, which had the sole right to issue currency. The Reserve Bank is headquartered at 80 Samora Machel Avenue. The reserve bank building, was once billed as the most technologically advanced building in Zimbabwe and was officially opened on May 31 1996.

Zimbabwe has 21 Universities as follows; Africa University (AU), Arrupe Jesuit University (AJU), Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), Catholic University in Zimbabwe (CUZ), Harare Institute of Technology (HIT), Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), Gwanda State University (GSU), Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences (MSUAS), Midlands State University (MSU), Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Reformed Church University (RCU), Solusi University (SU), Women’s University in Africa (WUA), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Lupane State University (LSU), Pan African Minerals University of Science & Technology (PAMUST), Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU), Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU)