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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, northeast of Botswana
Area: Land boundaries: total 3,066 km, Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa225 km, Zambia 797 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 11,139,961 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.78% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 36.35 births/1,000 population Death rate: 18.54 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 72.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.93 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%), white 1%, mixed andAsian 1% Religions: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Harare Independence: 18 April 1980 (from UK) Constitution: 21 December 1979
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $17.4 billion National product real growth rate: 3.5% National product per capita: $1,580 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 22% Unemployment rate: at least 45%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |