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Zimbabwe
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Area Coverage |
Population |
| Total: 390,580 sq km |
12,671,860 (July 2004 est.) |
| Land:386,670 sq km |
| Water:3,910 sq km |
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Religions |
Languages spoken |
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Syncretic ( blend of Christian and indegenous) 50% |
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (also known as Ndebele)
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| Christian: 25 % |
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| Muslim 10 % |
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| Indigenous 24 %, others 1 % |
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Capital |
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Harare |
Parliamentary democracy |
Zimbabwe’s central plateau historically has formed a distinct cultural area. Bounded on the north and south by the Zambezi and Limpopo river valleys, on the east by mountains, and on the west by the Kalahari Desert, the area was well watered, fertile, and rich in minerals, and therefore was favorable for human habitation. San (Bushmen) hunters lived on the plateau for many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years during prehistoric times and created remarkable rock paintings that are found throughout Zimbabwe in high-elevation granite shelters
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