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Geography
Area (km²)390,757824,292
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)386,847823,290
Water area (km²)3,9101,002
Land boundaries (km)3,2294,220
Border countries
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
Coastline (km)01,572
Mean elevation (m)9611,141
Lowest point (m)1620
Highest point (m)2,5922,573
People
Population14,546,3142,630,073
Official languages
  • Shona
  • most widely spoken), Ndebele
  • traditionally used for official business),
  • English
ReligionProtestantChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of ZimbabweRepublic of Namibia
Short country nameZimbabweNamibia
Long local name-Republic of Namibia
Short local name-Namibia
Former name
  • Rhodesia
  • Southern Rhodesia
  • Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
  • German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika)
  • South-West Africa
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalHarareWindhoek
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)34,270,000,00026,600,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)17,640,000,00013,240,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.7-0.8
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)2,30011,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)23.316.7
Labor force7,907,000956,800
Unemployment rate (%)11.334
Population below poverty line (%)72.328.7
Budget revenues (USD)3,800,000,0004,268,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)5,500,000,0005,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.173.35
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)21.532.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-9.6-5.5
Public debt (% of GDP)82.341.3
Inflation rate (%)0.96.1
Central bank discount rate (%)7.177
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1810.04
Stock of narrow money (USD)4,322,000,0003,425,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)4,322,000,0003,425,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)8,389,000,0008,582,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)4,073,000,0001,305,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-716,000,000-438,000,000
Exports (USD)4,353,000,0003,995,000,000
Imports (USD)5,472,000,0005,384,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)431,800,0002,432,000,000
External debt (USD)9,357,000,0007,969,000,000
National currencyZimbabwean dollarsNamibian dollars
National currency (code)ZWDNAD
National currency (symbol)-$
National currency rate to USD113.67



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