COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Zimbabwe
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Harare
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 17,000,000
- AREA
- 390,757 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- US Dollar (USD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Ancient Stone City
Great Zimbabwe gives the modern country its name.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls, on the border with Zambia, is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders.”
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Zimbabwe in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 390,757 km² and a population of approximately 17,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.