Zimbabwe Geography

Country Name: Republic of Zimbabwe

Capital City: Harare

Population: 12,236,805

Population Growth: 0.62% (2006)

Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)

Languages: English (official)

Area: 390,580 sq km

Inflation Rate: 976.4% official data; private sector estimates are much higher (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 80% (2005)

Domain extension: .zw

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ZIMBABWE

Location:

Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

20 00 S, 30 00 E

Area - total:

390,580 sq km

Area - total:

390,580 sq km

Area - land:

386,670 sq km

Area - water:

3,910 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,066 km

Border Countries:

Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km

Terrain:

mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

Elevation - highest point:

Inyangani 2,592 m

Elevation - lowest point:

junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m

Natural Resources:

coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

Arable Land:

8.24%

Permanent Crops:

0.33%

Other Land Use:

91.43% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare