Zimbabwe

  • It is located in Southern Africa.
  • It is bordered by Botswana, Mozambiqu, South Africa, and Zambia.
  • It is slightly larger than Montana.
  • It is home to Victoria Falls.
  • English is the official language followed by Shona and Sindebele.
  • The religions are 50% synctretic (a mixture of Christianity and indigenous beliefs, 25% Christian, 24% indigenous beliefs, and Muslim/other 1%
  • The population is around 13,771,721.
  • 60% of the population is under the age of 24.
  • The median age is 20 years old.
  • Life expectancy is 55 years old.
  • 14.7% of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS and there is a very high risk for infectious diseases.
  • It has a parliamentary democracy.
  • The capital is Harare.
  • 68% of the population lives below the poverty line. (2004 estimate)