Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 11,163,160 (28% urban)

Total area: 390,580 sq. km

Languages: English (official)

Religions: Christianity (75%), traditional animist beliefs (24%)

Per capita GDP: $2,400 p.a. (1998)

Exports: $1.7bn; tobacco, gold, ferro-alloys, nickel, asbestos

Literacy: 85% (1995)

Life expectancy: 38.8 years (38.9f, 38.8m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Zimbabwe

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Zimbabwe

[Atlapedia Online] country data - Zimbabwe

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Zimbabwe - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather

[Index on Africa] country page - Zimbabwe

[Nation by Nation] country data - Zimbabwe - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people

[World Skip] country data - Zimbabwe

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Zimbabwe government
Governments on the WWW - Zimbabwe - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc 

Zimbabwe Constitutional Commission
Inter-government:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (Lusaka, Zambia)

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

AMANI Trust - Community-based care of the survivors of torture and organised violence

Commercial Farmers' Union
European Union Development Programme - Zimbabwe

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe - the major opposition party

Network on Equity in Health in Southern Africa (Equinet) (Harare) - network of research, civil society and health sector organisations which seeks to develop and widen the conceptual understanding of equity in health by identifying critical areas of work and policy issues and exposing existing unfair and avoidable inequalities in health

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) - the political party that has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

VIP Backpackers' Resorts - worldwide

Air Zimbabwe

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Zimbabwe

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Zimbabwe

[OneWorld.net] country database - Zimbabwe - news articles selected from around the world

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Zimbabwe - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Zimbabwe

[Africa Confidential] news articles about Zimbabwe

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Zimbabwe

Human rights:

[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Zimbabwe

Amnesty report on Zimbabwe

[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Zimbabwe] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Zimbabwe - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc 

[Political Resources] - Zimbabwe

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Zimbabwe

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Zimbabwe - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Zimbabwe

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

[afrol.com The African Portal] - news from Zimbabwe

IRIN Southern Africa - news from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

M-Web

Daily News
Zimbabwe Independent
Zimbabwe Standard
Zimbabwe Herald
Africa News: Zimbabwe
 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation