Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe sits in Southern Africa and uses ZWL - Zimbabwean dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Harare
Population
17.2M
Area
390.8K km2
Population
17.2M
17,166,852 people
Area
390.8K km2
390,757 square kilometers
Density
44/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Harare
-17.82, 31.03
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Zimbabwe, officially listed here as Republic of Zimbabwe, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Zimbabwe, ZW, ZWE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Zimbabwe is grouped under Africa, more specifically Southern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 17,166,852 people and a land area of 390,757 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 44 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -20, 30, while the capital coordinate reference is -17.82, 31.03. Zimbabwe shares listed land borders with BWA, MOZ, ZAF, ZMB, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Harare (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Harare, Masvingo, Bulawayo, Chitungwiza and Mount Darwin. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Zimbabwe, capital of Zimbabwe, and major urban areas in Zimbabwe. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Zimbabwe uses calling code +263, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 10; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ZWL - Zimbabwean dollar ($), while language records include Barwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan languages, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chichewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga (Zambia), Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zimbabwean Sign Language. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as ZW. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 50.3 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Zimbabwe profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
ZW / ZWE
Top-level domains
.zw
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BWA, MOZ, ZAF, ZMB
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
ZW
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Zimbabwe is represented by the ZW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Harare
Harare
2,150,000
primary
#2
Masvingo
Masvingo
1,638,528
admin
#3
Bulawayo
Bulawayo
665,940
admin
#4
Chitungwiza
Harare
371,246
City
#5
Mount Darwin
Mashonaland Central
240,727
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 10
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+263
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Barwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan languages, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chichewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga (Zambia), Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
50.3
2019