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Area: 390,757 sq. km (150,872 sq. mi)
Population: 12,121,311 (2007). Note: at least 3m Zimbabweans are now estimated to live outside the country
Capital City: Harare (population of Greater Harare: 1.1 million)
People: Shona, Ndebele, Others (10%)
Languages: English (official language), Shona and Ndebele
Religion(s): Christian (various); indigenous; small
Hindu/Muslim/Jewish communities
Currency: Zimbabwe dollar - exchange rate Z$ 8,874,000 = £1 (31 Dec 2007). Hyper-inflation means this is constantly changing.
Head of State: President Robert Mugabe (since 1987)
Foreign Minister: Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (since April 2005)
Membership of international groupings/organisations: United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF - Zimbabwe's voting rights are currently suspended); World Bank, African Union (AU), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Non Aligned Movement (NAM). Zimbabwe decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003 following its suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth.

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