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Republic of Zimbabwe
Executive President: Robert Mugabe (1987)
Area: 150,698 sq. mi. (390,580 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 11,163,160 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.02%); birth rate: 30.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 61.2/1000; density per sq. mi.: 74
Capital and largest city (1992): Harare, 1,184,169
Other large cities: Bulawayo, 621,000; Chitungwiza, 274,035
Monetary unit: Zimbabwean dollar
Languages: English (official), Ndebele, Shona (85%)
Ethnicity/race: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%), white 1%, mixed and Asian 1%
Religions: Christian, 25%; Animist, 24%; Syncretic, 50%
Literacy rate: 85%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1996 est.): $24.9 billion; $2,200 per capita. Real growth rate: 8.1%. Inflation: 21.4%. Unemployment: at least 45% (1994 est.). Arable land: 7%. Agriculture: corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs. Labor force: 4.228 million (1993 est.); agriculture, 27%; transport and services, 46%; industry, 27%. Industry: mining, copper, steel, nickel, tin, wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, footwear, foodstuffs, beverages, clothes. Natural resources: gold, copper, chrome, nickel, tin, asbestos. Exports: $2.5 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.): gold, tobacco, asbestos, copper, meat, chrome, nickel, corn, sugar. Imports: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.): machinery, petroleum products, transport equipment. Major trading partners: U.K., South Africa, Germany, Japan, U.S.
