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Maps of Zimbabwe. Detailed road, administrative, physical and topographical maps of Zimbabwe. All cities of Zimbabwe on the maps

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Maps of Zimbabwe:

Maps of Zimbabwe. Detailed road, administrative, physical and topographical maps of Zimbabwe. All cities of Zimbabwe on the maps. Zimbabwe maps.

Zimbabwe – short description:

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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