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Zimbabwe Fact Sheet

Location

Situated in Southern Africa, between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers, Zimbabwe is landlocked, bounded by Zambia to the North, Mozambique to the East, South Africa to the South and Botswana to the West.

 

CAPITAL CITY

Harare
Other main cities are Bulawayo, Mutare and Gweru

TIME ZONE

+2 Hours GMT

POPULATION

Census of 2012: 13 million and Zimstat as at 2015 reported a population of 15.4million

AREA

LANGUAGES

390,757 sq km

There are three main languages: English, Shona and Ndebele and other languages.

WEATHER

Seasons, Weather & Suggested Clothing

 

December to March
Normally the rainy season with warm to hot days, mild to warm evenings. Light Clothing and rainwear.

April and May
Mainly sunny, warm days with cool to cold evenings. Pack a jersey for the evenings.

June to August
Mild, sunny days but can be distinctly cold in the evenings. A jersey or anorak is strongly recommended.

September
Pleasant sunny days – may need a jersey for the evenings.

October to December
Hot sunny days with high temperatures. Nights are warm. Light clothing.

General Note
It is recommended that sun protection and hats be worn all year round. Good sunglasses

 RELIGION

Christianity, Traditional beliefs and others.

BUSINESS HOURS

08:00hrs – 17:00hrs
On Saturdays Government offices are closed but the commercial sector opens in the morning until 12:30 pm/ 1:00 pm.
Some retail outlets open on Sunday mornings

BANKING HOURS

0800 - 1500 Monday to Friday.
0800 - 1130 Saturday.

WEIGHTS & MEASURES

the metric system is used.

MAJOR IMPORT COMMODITIES

Click here to view the ZIMTRADE statistics

MAJOR IMPORT PARTNERS

Click here to view the ZIMTRADE statistics

MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS

Click here to view the ZIMTRADE statistics

MAIN EXPORT COMMODITIES

Click here to view the ZIMTRADE statistics

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

SADC, COMESA, Tripartite Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, EPA with EU, ESA-UK, WTO

 

Public Holidays (2021)

  

Angola

Zimbabwe

●        Frid, Jan 1 (New Year’s Day)

●        Thu, Feb 4 (Day of the Armed Struggle)

●        Tue, Feb 16 (Carnival)

●        Mon, Mar 8 (International Women’s Day)

●        Tue, Mar 23 (Southern Africa Liberation Day)

●        Frid, Apr 2 (Good Friday)

●        Sun, Apr 4 (Angolan Peace Day)

●        Mon, Apr 5 (Peace Day Holiday)

●        Sat, May 1 (Labour Day)

●        Frid, Sep 17 (National Heroes Day)

●        Tue, Nov 2 (All Souls Day)

●        Thu, Nov 11 (Independence Day)

●        Sat, Dec 25 (Christmas Day)

 

●        Frid, Jan 1 (New Year’s Day)

●        Sun, Feb 21 (Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day)

●        Frid, Apr 2 (Good Friday)

●        Sat, Apr 3 (Easter Saturday)

●        Sun, Apr 4 (Easter Sunday)

●        Mon, Apr 5 (Easter Monday)

●        Sun, Apr 18 (Independence Day)

●        Sat, May 1 (International Workers’ Day)

●        Tue, May 25 (Africa Day)

●        Mon, Aug 9 (Heroes Day)

●        Tue, Aug 10 (Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day)

●        Wed, Dec 22 (National Unity Day)

●        Sat, Dec 25 (Christmas Day)

●        Sun, Dec 26 (Boxing Day)

          

 

Many companies close for one to two weeks over the Christmas/New Year period.

 

Telecommunications 


Zimbabwe has four cellular network operators namely Econet Wireless, NetOne, Telecel and Africom through which roaming facilities are available. Zimbabwe country code is +263. If you would like to roam, check with your cellular provider for availability of roaming facilities in Zimbabwe.
 

Access to the Sea

Although Zimbabwe is landlocked it enjoys easy access to the sea-ports of Beira and Maputo in Mozambique and Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London in South Africa.