TheZimbabwean dollar is no longer in active use after it was officially suspended by the government due tohyperinflation. The United States dollar (US$),South African rand (R),Botswana pula (P),Pound sterling (£) andEuro (€) are now used instead.[8] The United States dollar has been adopted as the official currency for all government transactions.
TheRepublic of Zimbabwe is a country in the southern part of the continent of Africa. Itscapital city isHarare.
Zimbabwe is surrounded by other countries, and so it has nocoast on the sea. This type of country is calledlandlocked. The countries that surround Zimbabwe areZambia,Botswana, South Africa andMozambique.
Zimbabwe is home to the famouswaterfall,Victoria Falls, which are a feature of the riverZambezi and also the Great Zimbabwe, the ancient architectural monument from which the country was named after.
The country is mostlysavanna. In the east it is moist and mountainous with tropical evergreen and hardwood forests. Trees includeteak andmahogany, knobthorn, msasa and baobab. Among the many flowers and shrubs are hibiscus, spider lily, leonotus, cassia, tree wisteria and dombeya.
Elephant at water hole in Hwange National Park
There are around 350 species of mammals in Zimbabwe. There are also many snakes and lizards, over 500 bird species, and 131 fish species.
The area that is now Zimbabwe was added to the British Empire around 1890. Zimbabwe is also known by its old name ofRhodesia.In 1965, it became an independent country when Prime Minister Ian Smith announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence(U.D.I). The government was mostly controlled by the white population, similar to South Africa at the time. African citizens were given full equality in 1980, and the country's name was officially changed to Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe led the country as the Prime Minister and President for 37 years. Though Mugabe was elected fairly at first, he became a dictator, and had put in place a number of cruel and disastrous laws. On November 21, 2017, Mugabe resigned as President of Zimbabwe.[9]
Zimbabwe uses the currencies of several other countries. The government uses the United States dollar. The economy is currently in a bad situation. Foreign currency reserves are at very low levels, and the Zimbabwean Dollar has become verydevalued. Just recently, three zeroes were taken off the Zimbabwean dollar (for example, $1,000,000 (one million dollars) would become $1000 (one thousand dollars)). Many observers link this to Mugabe's controversial Land Reform programme.
Agriculture: Most people in Zimbabwe work in the field of agriculture: cattle, poultry, pigs, vegetables, millet, sorghum, maize, rice, cassava, tea, coffee, groundnuts, cotton, wheat, sugar cane, timber.
On November 15, 2017, PresidentRobert Mugabe was placed under house arrest[10] as Zimbabwe's military took control in acoup.[11] On November 25, 2017, Mugabe resigned From the Presidency terms.
↑The following languages, namely Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa, are the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe. (CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE (final draft)Archived 2013-10-02 at theWayback Machine).
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