| Zimbabwe |
|
| Republic of Zimbabwe |
 |
 |
Head of State |
Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE |
| |
Independance Date |
Apr 18 1980 |
| |
Capital |
Harare |
| |
Languages |
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
 |
|
Population |
11,350,111.00 |
| |
Population Growth |
-0.787 % |
 |
|
Currency |
Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) |
| |
GDP |
$ 2.292 billions |
GDP per Capita |
$ 200 |
| |
GDP Growth |
-6.2 % |
Unemployment |
80 % |
| |
Imports |
$ 2.183 billions
Machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels |
| |
Exports |
$ 1.76 billions
Platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing |
| |
Agriculture |
Corn, cotton, tobacco |
| |
Industries |
Mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages |
| |
Trade
membership |
COMESA |
 |
|
H.E. Florence Zano CHIDEYA, AmbassadorEmbassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe332 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J9
leigh.wolfram@international.gc.caVISA : Required (plus immunisation for yellow fever) |
| Canadian Embassy Accredited to Zimbabwe |
|
|
 |
|
Description |
Sectors |
| Mining giants back the Economic Empowerment and Indigenization Bill | Legal
Natural Resources
Health | | Supply and delivery of essential medicines | Manufacture | | Non-state actors and local authorities in development | Consulting |
|
|
|
