 The
Republic of Zimbabwe was previously known as Zimbabwe
Rhodesia, Republic of Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia.
This nation is situated on the south of Africa and
Zimbabwe is basically a landlocked nation. It lies
between two rivers and they are the Limpopo River and
the Zambezi River. The country is bordered by Mozambique
on its east, Zambia on its northwest, Botswana on is
southwest and South Africa on its south. There are three
official languages in the country and they are English,
Ndebele and Shona. There are about twelve million people
living in Zimbabwe and the country has the lowest life
expectancy in the world.
About ninety-eight percent of the population of Zimbabwe
comprises of the Black ethnic groups and the Shona
comprises of more than 4/5th of the population of the
country. There are other ethnic groups as well like
British, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek and Afrikaner. There
aren’t many white people left in the country because of
emigration. There are many tourist attractions in the
country and these are what make Zimbabwe a popular
tourist destination. The very popular Victoria Falls is
located in Zimbabwe and the country shares this fall
with Zambia. There are eight national parks in Zimbabwe
and the biggest of all is the Hwange National Park.
The people from Zimbabwe are called Zimbabweans.
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