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Zimbabwe

Introduction

Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked state located in southern Africa that gained independence on 18th April 1980. Read more here.

Political

It is a presidential with a legislature system of government. The last elections were held on 31st July 2013. (Source, International Foundation for Electoral Systems)

Economical

The currency is Zimbabwean Dollar.

GDP latest: $ 14.20 billion.

Gini Coefficient: 50.10%

(Source, World Bank)

ICT

ccTLD is .zw

Internet penetration is at 47.50%

Regulator is Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ)

Population 

The country’s population stood at 15,046,102 as at December 2015.

Urbanization/Rural population ratio as at December 2015 was at 33:67

 (Source, United Nations Population Department)

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