H.E. Dr. Godfrey Chipare
High Commissioner
What do you know about Republic of Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe Rhodesia, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. The capital and largest city is Harare. The second largest city is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 14 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common.
What is the national language of Republic of Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages - namely as Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koi-san, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sign Language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa. However, English, Shona and Ndebele are the most widely spoken languages in the country.
What is the Capital of Republic of Zimbabwe?
Harare is the Capital of Republic of Zimbabwe.
What is the religion of Republic of Zimbabwe?
Christianity is the dominant religion in Zimbabwe. According Inter Censal Demography Survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency 69.2 percent of Zimbabweans belong to Protestant Christianity, 8.0 percent are Roman Catholic, in total 84.1 percent follow one of the denominations of Christianity.
What is the national game of Republic of Zimbabwe?
Cricket is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe after football. Its national team is one of 12 elite Full Members that play Test cricket.
What are minerals of Republic of Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe's mineral resources include, amongst others, coal, chromium ore, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, tin, platinum group metals (such as palladium) and diamonds. Globally it is a significant producer of lithium, chrysotile asbestos and vermiculite.
What are the import and export of the Republic of Zimbabwe?
Major exports include gold, tobacco, metal alloys, cotton, and sugar. The principal imports are fuels and petroleum products, electricity, machinery and transport equipment, food, and miscellaneous manufactured goods.