Country
Zimbabwe
Also Known As Republic of Zimbabwe
Eastern Africa
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, situated between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. The region was long inhabited by San peoples, with Bantu groups settling roughly 2,000 years ago; beginning in the eleventh century the Shona people built the city of Great Zimbabwe, which by the thirteenth century had become one of Africa's major trade centers and gave the modern country its name. Formerly Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 April 1980. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PopulationWikipedia's infobox carries a continuously updated growth-model estimate rather than a fixed annual census figure; the value recorded here was current as of February 2026. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding Year Classification
Sovereignty Status Zimbabwe
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Harare, Cities Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe.
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Rivers Through Territory
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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18 April 1980
Infobox, Capital
Harare
Infobox, Population
February 2026 estimate ... 17,166,852
Infobox, Area
Total 390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi)
View the Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
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Zimbabwe
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Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
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