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Brief History. In 1923. the UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the (British) South Africa Company. A constitution from 1961 favored whites in power. The UK did not recognize the act of independence in 1965 and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority. Finaly, in 1979 free elections were held which led to independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert Mugabe was the first prime minister and the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) dominating the political system since independence. In 2000 he caused an exodus of white farmers and soon afterwords, in 2002, he rigged presidential electons.

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Country Information

Local name: Zimbabwe

Capital: Harare

Population: 12,236,805

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)

Land size: 390,580 sq km

Topography: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

Typical foods:

Major exports: cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects

Religions: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%

Literacy rate: 90.7%

Male/Female Ratio: 1 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 39.29 years

Ethnic groups: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%

Internet users: 820,000

Famous people:

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