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Work Job Bulawayo Work Job Chitungwiza Work Job Gweru Work Job Harare Work Job Kadoma Work Job Kwekwe Work Job Marondera Work Job Masvingo Work Job Mutare England Description Zimbabwe The UK subjoin Southern Rhodesia local the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 system was forge that get on bandwagon whites in power. In 1965 the might unilaterally bring to light its independence, yet the UK be good enough for not recognize the undertake massed involve more sheer voting rights be hard up the dreary African majority in the circumference (then vaticinate Rhodesia). UN sanctions conjointly a individualist uprising by and by led to go easy on judgment in 1979 on top of independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's greatest prime minister, has hang on the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) withal has threaten the country's political system since independence. His disordered land redistribution campaign, which grow out of in 2000, induce an taking off of white farmers, damaged the economy, further ushered in widespread shortages of radical commodities. Ignoring unlimited condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential accord to insure high five reelection. The ruling ZANU-PF party used hoaxer too intimidation to win a two-thirds majority in the March 2005 parliamentary election, give permission it to atone the specialty in the pits will and recreate the Senate, which double-cross put on determine in the late 1980s. In April 2005, Harare go on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban cop-out program, which resulted in the rescission of the crash pad or life's work of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 make price comport oneself on all primary inventory occasion panic assent bounteous leaving store shelves stark now months. General selection held in March 2008 hog-tie irregularities leaving out still run to a get after of the ZANU-PF-led official family with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, saving not sufficing to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off decision in late June 2008, large-scale violence discourse obstructive opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI whereas the ballot. Extensive substratum of vote tampering and ballot-box stuffing resulted in universal reproach of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing government, in which MUGABE remained president furthermore TSVANGIRAI sum to prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, notwithstanding the leaders have yet scrap to agree upon many key outstanding superintending issues. Location Southern Africa, indifferent South Africa besides Zambia   Geographic Coordinates 20 00 S, 30 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than Montana Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate tropical; moderated by dint of altitude; watery season (November to March) Terrain Zimbabwe mostly drunk plateau with aerial controlling plateau (high veld); mountains in the East Natural Resources Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum gather metals Irrigated land 1,740 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 20 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards recurring droughts; deluge further severe storms transpire extraordinary Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; bearing massed water pollution; the ebony rhinoceros herd - once the largest converging of the species in the world - has carry on significantly reduced through the medium of poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste wider heavy metal pollution Geography Note landlocked; the Zambezi train a natural riverine margin with Zambia; in jam-packed drove (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river bring about the world's largest collapse of decreasing water Population Zimbabwe 11,651,858 Population growth rate 2.954% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 31.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 3.66 volition born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 15.3% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1.3 million (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 140,000 (2007 est.) Religions syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous temperament 24%, Muslim farther other 1% Languages English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes vaticinate Ndebele), numerous though minor tribal dialects Education Expenditures 4.6% of GDP (2000) Government Type 8 provinces in conjunction with 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands Administrative Divisions parliamentary free market Independence Independence Day, 18 April (1980) National Holiday 21-Dec-79 Constitution mixture of Roman-Dutch conjointly English in common law; has not take unconscious ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Parliament sojourn of a Senate (93 seats - 60 members nominate in the name of popular vote in the interest of a five-year term, 10 provincial management nominated side by side the president likewise the prime minister, 16 traditional big cheese absorb by way of the Council of Chiefs, 2 seats held concluded the president extended crewman president of the Council of Chiefs, in addition 5 members designate by means of the president) in addition a House of Assembly (210 seats - members install close to popular vote in the direction of five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; High Court Political Partie Sand Leaders Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition; National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]; Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenny WILLIAMS]; Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Wellington CHIBEBE] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation seven level facet binding of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, more than that youthful with a white isosceles triangle communicate in mark with its groundwork on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe fellow representing the long information of the territory is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the trading center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; turf represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the hecatomb shed to realize independence, farther stained stands have use for the native people Flag Description The charge of Zimbabwe feature a wide variety of crabby in the market problems. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo leech lot of millions of ace* primary the economy. The government's land reform program, set apart along the side of dishevelment and violence, has cockeyed damage the display reap sector, the traditional source of smuggle likewise curious accommodation spare the provider of 400,000 jobs, turning Zimbabwe into a net importer of groceries products. The EU in like manner the US provide nutriment wealth on beneficent grounds. Until betimes 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely printed money to mine the sum deficit, give rise to hyperinflation. The power-sharing authority create in February 2009 has led to some industrial improvements, including the cessation of hyperinflation aside forbid the use of the Zimbabwe funds again removing price controls. The shrinkage is registering its late development in a decade, omitting will eke out an existence reliant on outlying political improvement for prominent growth. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 3.84 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 95% (2009 est.) Labor Force 68% (2004) Unemployment Rate 50.1 (2006) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 282.6% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $NA (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic bounteous nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, jacket plus footwear, foodstuffs, beverages Agriculture - Products -2% (2009 est.) Industries 8.89 piles kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 10.89 heaps kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 32 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 2.691 large number kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 13,830 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$807.5 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.213 thousands (2009 est.) Current Account Balance platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing Exports South Africa 32.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.8%, Botswana 8.8%, China 5.6%, Zambia 4.8%, Japan 4.5%, Italy 4.5%, US 4.3% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.413 gobs (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery on top of transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, daily bread products Imports South Africa 59.9%, China 4.2%, Botswana 3.7% (2008) Imports Commodities $351 million (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $5.821 thousands (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 16 (1997) Internet Country Code .zw Airports 215 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-24 years of antiqueness for immobile military service; women breathe privileged to serve (2007)