Zimbabwe: map, capital and facts
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Harare. It has 15 official languages, listed below.
Zimbabwe covers about 390,757 km², making it the 60th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 17.0 million people live there, the 73rd-most populous.
Zimbabwe shares land borders with 4 countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
Where is Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe is in Eastern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 20°S, 30°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
Zimbabwe is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Zimbabwe facts
| Capital | Harare |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Area | 390,757 km² (60th largest) |
| Population | 16,950,795 (73rd most populous) |
| Languages | Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language |
| Currencies | Botswana pula (P), Chinese yuan (¥), Euro (€), British pound (£), Indian rupee (₹), Japanese yen (¥), United States dollar ($), South African rand (Rs), Zimbabwean bonds ($) |
| Landlocked | Yes |
| Land borders | 4 |
| Centre point | 20°S, 30°E |
Countries that border Zimbabwe
- Botswana, capital Gaborone
- Mozambique, capital Maputo
- South Africa, capital Pretoria
- Zambia, capital Lusaka
Other countries near Zimbabwe
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Eswatini, about 740 km
- Malawi, about 840 km
- Lesotho, about 1,070 km
- Namibia, about 1,370 km
- Angola, about 1,480 km
Guess Zimbabwe in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Zimbabwe were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Eastern Africa
- Hemisphere: Southern
- Landlocked: Yes
- Area: 390,757 km²
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More countries in Eastern Africa
Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.