Zimbabwe

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Is a landlocked country locatedin southern Africa, betweenthe Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.It is bordered by South Africa tothe south, Botswana to thesouthwest, Zambia to thenorthwest and Mozambique to theeast. The capital is Harare.Zimbabwe achieved dejure sovereignty from the UnitedKingdom in April 1980, following14 years as an unrecognized stateunder the conservativewhite minoritygovernment of Rhodesia,which unilaterally declaredindependence in 1965.Zimbabwe has 16 officiallanguages, with English, Shona andNdebele being most common

Figures(Source: cia.gov)

Capital and the Biggest City Harare

Area 390,757 km2 (60th in the World)

Population 13,724,000

Gini (1995) 0,51

Formal Unemployment Rate 80%

Inflation 32% (1998) 11,200,000% (2008)

Poverty 72%

Ethnicity

Ethnic Groups(2003) •82% Shona

•14% Ndebele•2% other African•1% White•1% Coloured and Indian

Zimbabwe is a republic with a presidential system of government. The semi-presidential system was done away with the adoption of a new constitution after a referendum in March 2013.

Mugabe is a Zimbabwean revolutionary andpolitician who is the President of Zimbabwe. As oneof the leaders of the rebel groups against whiteminority rule, he was elected as Prime Minister,head of government, in 1980, and served in thatoffice until 1987, when he became the country'sfirst executive head of state. He has ledthe Zimbabwe African National Union – PatrioticFront (ZANU–PF) since 1975.

Facts and Data(Source: cia.gov)

GDP Per Capita (PPP) $600 (2013)country comparison to the world: 227

Life Expectancy at Birth Total population - 55,68Male - 55,4

Female - 55,97

Literacy rate Total - 83,6% Male - 87,8

Female - 80,1

HDI Rating 0,492 (In Africa – 24th, Worldwide - 156th)

The Old Colonial Name Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia,Zimbabwe Rhodesia

Was colonized by Britain (1888–1965)

GDP

$600 (2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 227 $600 (2012 est.)

$500 (2011 est.)

note: data are in 2013 US dollars

(Source: Cia.gov)

Life Expectancy/Income per Person

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Low Life Expectancy

Uneven Distribution of Income

Low Income

Education

GAPMINDER

Causes of Low Life Expectancy

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Poor Life, Low Life Expectancy

Inequalities

Low Education

Low income

• http://www.who.int/countries/zwe/en/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/692638.stm

• http://www.emapsworld.com/zimbabwe-location-map-in-africa.html

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe http://www.thegeographeronline.net/2-disparities-in-wealth-and-development.html#3

• http://www.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly=2003;lb=f;il=t;fs=11;al=10;stl=t;st=t;nsl=t;se=t$wst;tts=C$ts;sp=10;ti=2013$zpv;v=0$inc_x;mmid=XCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj1jiMAkmq1iMg;by=ind$inc_y;mmid=YCOORDS;iid=phAwcNAVuyj2tPLxKvvnNPA;by=ind$inc_s;uniValue=8.21;iid=phAwcNAVuyj0XOoBL_n5tAQ;by=ind$inc_c;uniValue=255;gid=CATID0;by=grp$map_x;scale=log;dataMin=283;dataMax=110808$map_y;scale=lin;dataMin=18;dataMax=87$map_s;sma=60;smi=2.65$cd;bd=0$inds=i256_t001800,,,,;modified=75

• http://www.indexmundi.com/zimbabwe/economy_overview.html