Statistics
Total Area 399757 sq. km
Land Area 386670 sq. km
Water 4087 sq. km
Population 12 973 808 (2012)
Urbanisation 38%
Literacy 91.00%
Climate Subtropical climate.
Rain season November – March
Capital City Harare
Business Language English
Other Official Languages Shona, Ndebele, Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, Sign Language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa
Time Zone GMT + 2 HOURS
Currency Multicurrency (US$, Botswana Pula, ZAR, GBP, Euro)
GDP (Current Prices) $10.142 billion (2013 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 4.4% (2013)
Exports US$3.874 billion (2013)
Imports US$7.613 billion (2013)
Principal Exports Tobacco, Gold, Ferro-alloys, Cotton, Diamonds
Principal Imports Machinery and transport equipment,chemicals, petroleum products
Main export destinations China, South Africa, Germany,The United Kingdom, Japan,Netherlands, Italy
Main Imports Origins South Africa, DRC,Mozambique, Germany, UK, United States of America
Natural Resources Asbestos, gold, copper, nickel,tobacco, platinum, chrome, diamonds
Main Towns: Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Chitungwiza, Masvingo, Kwekwe, Kadoma, Chinhoyi
Climate Subtropical Summer 25-30°C; Winter 13-20°C
Business Hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8.30 am – 1pm
Banking Hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 11.30 am
Public Holidays
01 January (New Year’s Day)
03 April (Good Friday)
05 April (Easter Sunday)
06 April( Easter Monday)
18 April (Independence Day)
01 May (Worker’s Day)
25 May (Africa Day)
11 August (Heroes’ Day)
12 August (Defence Forces Day)
22 December (Unity Day)
25 December (Christmas Day)
26 December (Boxing Day)