Some Quick Fact Sheet On: ZIMBABWE

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| Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe |
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| Motto: "Unity, Freedom, Work" |
Anthem: Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe (Shona) Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe (Sindebele) "Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe"
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Capital (and largest city) | Harare (formerly Salisbury)
17°50′S, 31°3′E |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised regional languages | Shona, Sindebele |
| Demonym | Zimbabwean |
| Government | Republic |
| - | President | Robert Mugabe |
| - | Vice President | Joseph Msika Joice Mujuru |
| - | President of the Senate | Edna Madzongwe |
| - | Speaker of Parliament | John Nkomo |
| Independence | from the United Kingdom |
| - | Rhodesia | November 11, 1965 |
| - | Zimbabwe | April 18, 1980 |
| Area |
| - | Total | 390,757 km² (60th) 150,871 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1 |
| Population |
| - | January 2008 estimate | 13,349,0001 (68th) |
| - | Density | 33/km² (170th) 85/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.2 billion (158th) |
| - | Per capita | $188 (178th) |
| Gini (2003) | 56.8 (high) |
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.513 (medium) (151st) |
| Currency | Dollar ($) (ZWD) |
| Time zone | CAT (UTC+2) |
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD | .zw |
| Calling code | +263 |
| 1 Estimates explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS. |
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