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Zimbabwe

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Table of Contents

Zimbabwe - Country information

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Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

15 178 979 (2022) [1]

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

263

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

ZW

Internet country code

ZW

GRC Country Code

ZIM

Zimbabwe - Number format

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

Zimbabwe - Date and time formats

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   Note: This section last updated 27th June 2021

In English and North Ndebele:

   dd/mm/yyyy
   14:32

In Shona:

   yyyy-mm-dd
   14:32

Zimbabwe - Languages

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The official language is English External (375 490 speakers). 18 other languages are spoken. The most widespread are: Fanagolo External (300 000 speakers); Manyika External (348 350 speakers); Ndau External (391 000 speakers); Ndebele External (1 485 000 speakers); Nyanja External (251 800 speakers) and Shona External (6 225 000 speakers).

Zimbabwe - Example address format

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Addresses written in a non-native language will be written in English.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired External

Zimbabwe - Post office box

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Post office box deliveries may be to P.O. Box or to Private Bag.

Zimbabwe - Postal codes

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Zimbabwe has no postal code system.

Zimbabwe - Postal code format graphic

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Zimbabwe - Postal code format

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Zimbabwe - Postal code specifics

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Zimbabwe - Postal code regular expression

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Zimbabwe - Postal code level of coverage

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Zimbabwe - Postal code map

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Place names in Zimbabwe

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Refer to Exonyms in Zimbabwe for full lists of place names in Zimbabwe in other languages.

Zimbabwe - Administrative districts

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Zimbabwe has 8 provinces External and 2 cities with provincial status (shown on the list below with an asterisk). They are:

    Bulawayo External *
    Harare External *
    Manicaland External
    Mashonaland Central External
    Mashonaland East External
    Mashonaland West External
    Masvingo External
    Matabeleland North External
    Matabeleland South External
    Midlands External

Administrative districts graphic

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Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwean numbers vary in length between 5 and 10 digits when called from abroad. Mobile numbers have the codes 71, 73, 77 and 78.

Properties with value Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ citypopulation.de/en/zimbabwe/admin/ External 20230107

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