Area: 150,803 square miles
Capital: Harare
Languages: English is the offical language; Shona and Nguni are also spoken.
Ethniicity: African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
Location: Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Botswana.
Population(2010 estimate): 11,392,629
Geography: Zimbabwe is twice as large as Great Britain, Its Victoria Falls, approximately one mile long with a maximum drop of 420 feet, is located in the Zambezi River on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border.
Religions: Predominantly traditional tribal beliefs, Christian minority; several million blacks adhere to African independent sects, of which some 3,000 have been listed.
Time zone: Zimbabwe is on Central Africa Time, six hours ahead of U.S. EST. When it is 6am in New York, it is 12pm in Harare.