# 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: /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/
* 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 2,592 m (8,504 ft)
*** Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft)
** 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: 390,580 km$^2$ (150,800 sq mi) - 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:
* Bulawayo (city)
* Harare (city)
* Manicaland
* Mashonaland Central
* Mashonaland East
* Mashonaland West
* Masvingo
* Matabeleland North
* Matabeleland South
* 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:

##### 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
*** 1990199620022008
** 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:

### 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

## History of 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 (1923–1965)
* Rhodesia (1965–1979)
* Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979–1980)
* Zimbabwe (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
* 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