Zimbabwe — Country Profile
An overview of Zimbabwe covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Zimbabwe
The capital of Zimbabwe is Harare. It has a population of approximately 16.6M. The country covers an area of 390,757 km². It is located in Eastern Africa.
Holds the world record for the most official languages (16).
Geography
Zimbabwe is a country in Eastern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 390,757 km². It shares land borders with Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia, totalling 4 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Zimbabwe has a population of approximately 16,634,373 people. Population density is around 42.6 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Chibarwe, English, and Kalanga and others, totalling 15 languages. People from this country are referred to as Zimbabwean.
Economy Overview
The official currency is the Botswana pula (BWP, symbol P). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 14.05 BWP.
Culture & Time
Zimbabwe operates on a single time zone (Africa/Harare). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.zw.
Government & Status
The capital of Zimbabwe is Harare. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +263. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is ZW.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.