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Zimbabwe: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Harare
Main Cities: Bulawayo, Chitungwiza
Population: 11,215,000
Area: 390,580 km2
Currency: 1 Zimbabwe dollar = 100 cents
Languages: English, Bantu dialects
Religions: Christian, Animist |
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Zimbabwe: country in SE Africa, formerly a self-governing British colony founded in 1890 by the British South Africa Company, which administered the country until a self-governing colony was established in 1923; joined with Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1953 to 1963; made a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) under the leadership of Ian Smith in 1965 on the basis of White minority rule; proclaimed a republic in 1970; in 1976 the principle of Black majority rule was accepted and in 1978 a transitional government was set up; gained independence under Robert Mugabe in 1980; effectively a one-party state since 1987; a member of the Commonwealth until 2003, when it withdrew as a result of conflict with other members. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Zimbabwe dollar. Capital: Harare. Pop.: 12 932 000 (2004 est.). Area: 390 624 sq. km (150 820 sq. miles) Former names: Southern Rhodesia (until 1964), Rhodesia (1964-79) |
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