Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa.  to the direct south is South Africa, To the west is Botswana, to the north west Zambia, to the north east, east and south east is mozambique.

Facts & Figures

Total Area:390,580 sq km                          
Land Borders: Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mocambique, Zimbabwe
Population: 12,236,805                               
Life Expectancy: 39 years                          
HIV % Total Poulation: 21.5% (2003 est)
Ethnic Groups: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
Languages:English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
President:Robert Gabriel MUGABE              
 GDP - Per Capita: $2,300

History

The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia).