Outline of Zimbabwe



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi River and Limpopo River.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Zimbabwe
 * Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe
 * International rankings of Zimbabwe
 * ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZW
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .zw

Geography of Zimbabwe


Geography of Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country
 * Location:
 * Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
 * Africa
 * East Africa
 * Southern Africa
 * Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
 * Extreme points of Zimbabwe
 * High: Mount Nyangani 2592 m
 * Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m
 * Land boundaries: 3,066 km
 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1,231 km
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana 813 km
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia 797 km
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa 225 km
 * Coastline: none


 * Place names in Zimbabwe
 * Population: 11,392,000 people (2009 estimate) - 73rd most populous country
 * Area: 390580 km2 - 60th largest country
 * Atlas of Zimbabwe

Environment of Zimbabwe

 * Climate of Zimbabwe
 * Ecoregions in Zimbabwe
 * Renewable energy in Zimbabwe
 * Geology of Zimbabwe
 * Protected areas of Zimbabwe
 * National parks of Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate
 * Wildlife of Zimbabwe
 * Fauna of Zimbabwe
 * Birds of Zimbabwe
 * Mammals of Zimbabwe

Natural geographic features of Zimbabwe

 * Glaciers in Zimbabwe: none
 * Mountains of Zimbabwe
 * Volcanoes in Zimbabwe: no active volcanoes
 * Rivers of Zimbabwe
 * World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Regions of Zimbabwe
Regions of Zimbabwe

Ecoregions of Zimbabwe
List of ecoregions in Zimbabwe

Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe


Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
 * Provinces of Zimbabwe
 * Districts of Zimbabwe
 * Municipalities of Zimbabwe

Provinces of Zimbabwe
Provinces of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:
 * 1) Bulawayo (city)
 * 2) Harare (city)
 * 3) Manicaland
 * 4) Mashonaland Central
 * 5) Mashonaland East
 * 6) Mashonaland West
 * 7) Masvingo
 * 8) Matabeleland North
 * 9) Matabeleland South
 * 10) Midlands

Districts of Zimbabwe
Districts of Zimbabwe The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:


 * Bulawayo (city)
 * Bulawayo


 * Harare (city)
 * Harare


 * Manicaland Province
 * Buhera
 * Chimanimani
 * Chipinge
 * Makoni
 * Mutare
 * Mutasa
 * Nyanga


 * Mashonaland Central Province
 * Bindura
 * Guruve
 * Mazowe
 * Mukumbura
 * Muzarabani
 * Shamva


 * Mashonaland East Province
 * Chikomba
 * Goromonzi
 * Hwedza
 * Marondera
 * Murehwa
 * Mutoko
 * Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe


 * Mashonaland West Province
 * Chegutu
 * Kadoma
 * Kariba
 * Makonde
 * Zvimba


 * Masvingo Province
 * Bikita
 * Chiredzi
 * Chivi
 * Gutu
 * Masvingo
 * Mwenezi
 * Zaka


 * Matabeleland North Province
 * Binga
 * Bubi
 * Hwange
 * Lupane
 * Nkayi
 * Tsholotsho
 * Umguza


 * Matabeleland South Province
 * Beitbridge
 * Bulilimamangwe
 * Gwanda
 * Insiza


 * Midlands Province
 * Chirumhanzu
 * Gokwe North
 * Gokwe South
 * Gweru
 * Kwekwe
 * Mberengwa
 * Shurugwi
 * Zvishavane

Municipalities of Zimbabwe
Municipalities of Zimbabwe
 * Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
 * Cities of Zimbabwe
 * Largest cities:
 * Harare
 * Bulawayo
 * Chitungwiza
 * Mutare
 * Gweru
 * Kwekwe
 * Kadoma
 * Masvingo
 * Chinhoyi
 * Marondera

Demography of Zimbabwe
Demographics of Zimbabwe
 * HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe

Government and politics of Zimbabwe


Politics of Zimbabwe
 * Form of government: semi-presidential republic
 * Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
 * Politics of Rhodesia
 * Elections in Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwean presidential elections
 * 1990 · 1996 · 2002 · 2008
 * Zimbabwean and Rhodesian parliamentary elections
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 * Land reform in Zimbabwe
 * Liberalism in Zimbabwe
 * Political parties in Zimbabwe
 * Operation Murambatsvina
 * Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

Branches of the government of Zimbabwe
Government of Zimbabwe

Executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe

 * Head of state: President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa
 * Previous presidents of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe
 * Leader of MDC, the Opposition Party: Nelson Chamisa
 * Previous Leader of MDC, the Opposition Party, Morgan Tsvangirai
 * Cabinet of Zimbabwe

Legislative branch of the government of Zimbabwe

 * Parliament of Zimbabwe (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Senate of Zimbabwe
 * Lower house: House of Assembly of Zimbabwe

Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe
Judicial branch of the government of Zimbabwe
 * Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

Foreign relations of Zimbabwe
Foreign relations of Zimbabwe
 * Diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe
 * Diplomatic missions of Zimbabwe

Relations with specific countries

 * Angola–Zimbabwe relations
 * Australia–Zimbabwe relations
 * Israel – Zimbabwe relations
 * Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
 * Sino-Zimbabwe relations
 * United States-Zimbabwe relations
 * Detention of US and UK diplomats in Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001

International organization membership
International organization membership of Zimbabwe The Republic of Zimbabwe is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
 * African Union (AU)
 * Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
 * Group of 15 (G15)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)


 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * Southern African Development Community (SADC)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
 * United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
 * United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Zimbabwe
Law of Zimbabwe
 * Constitution of Zimbabwe
 * Crime in Zimbabwe
 * Human trafficking in Zimbabwe
 * Human rights in Zimbabwe
 * LGBT rights in Zimbabwe
 * Law enforcement in Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Republic Police

Military of Zimbabwe
Military of Zimbabwe
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief:,
 * Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe
 * Joint Operations Command
 * Forces
 * Zimbabwe National Army
 * Navy of Zimbabwe: None
 * Air Force of Zimbabwe
 * Special forces of Zimbabwe
 * Military history of Zimbabwe

Local government in Zimbabwe
Local government in Zimbabwe

By period

 * Pre-colonial history
 * Mutapa Kingdom (c. 1450–1698)
 * Torwa dynasty (c. 1450–1683)
 * Rozwi Empire (c. 1684–1834)
 * Matabeleland (Kingdom: 1837–1894; Province: 1923–present)
 * Early European settlement (16th century; c.1890–1923)
 * Colonial history [[Image:Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg|30px|border]] (1923–1965)
 * Rhodesia [[Image:Flag of Rhodesia (1968–1979).svg|30px|border]] (1965–1979)
 * Zimbabwe Rhodesia [[Image:Flag of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.svg|30px|border]] (1979–1980)
 * Zimbabwe [[Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg|30px|border]] (1980 – present)

By field

 * Economic history of Zimbabwe
 * Military history of Zimbabwe
 * Political history of Zimbabwe

Culture of Zimbabwe
Culture of Zimbabwe
 * Architecture of Zimbabwe
 * Cuisine of Zimbabwe
 * Languages of Zimbabwe
 * Official language: English
 * Indigenous languages:
 * Primary language of Zimbabwe: Shona (a Bantu language and the native language of the Shona people)
 * Sindebele (spoken by the Matabele people)
 * Media in Zimbabwe
 * Newspapers in Zimbabwe
 * National symbols of Zimbabwe
 * Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
 * Flag of Zimbabwe
 * National anthem of Zimbabwe
 * People of Zimbabwe
 * Ndebele people
 * Whites in Zimbabwe
 * Prostitution in Zimbabwe
 * Public holidays in Zimbabwe
 * Religion in Zimbabwe
 * Christianity in Zimbabwe
 * Hinduism in Zimbabwe
 * Islam in Zimbabwe
 * Judaism in Zimbabwe
 * World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe

Art in Zimbabwe

 * Art in Zimbabwe
 * National Gallery of Zimbabwe
 * Dance in Zimbabwe
 * HIFA (Harare International Festival of the Arts)
 * Music of Zimbabwe

Sports in Zimbabwe
Sports in Zimbabwe
 * Football in Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe national football team
 * Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games
 * Zimbabwe at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Zimbabwe


Economy of Zimbabwe * Companies of Zimbabwe
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 156th (one hundred and fifty sixth)
 * Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
 * Communications in Zimbabwe
 * Internet in Zimbabwe
 * Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar, Dollar, Euro, Rand, Pula, Pound Sterling
 * ISO 4217: ZWD/USD/EUR/ZAR/BWP/GBP
 * Economic history of Zimbabwe
 * Energy in Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
 * Zimbabwe Industrial Index
 * Health care in Zimbabwe
 * Transport in Zimbabwe
 * Air transport in Zimbabwe
 * Airlines in Zimbabwe
 * Airports in Zimbabwe
 * Rail transport in Zimbabwe
 * Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe

Economic sectors

 * Agriculture in Zimbabwe
 * Banking in Zimbabwe
 * National Bank of Zimbabwe
 * List of banks in Zimbabwe
 * Communications in Zimbabwe
 * Mining in Zimbabwe
 * Tourism in Zimbabwe
 * Transport in Zimbabwe

Education in Zimbabwe
Education in Zimbabwe
 * Universities in Zimbabwe
 * NUST
 * University of Zimbabwe

Health in Zimbabwe
Health in Zimbabwe