Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe · Eastern Africa
Zimbabwe is a country in Eastern Africa, with Harare as its capital, home to about 16,950,795 people. Zimbabwe shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Harare |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Botswana pula (BWP P) |
| Calling code | +263 |
| ISO codes | ZW / ZWE / 716 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇿🇼 |
| Population | 16,950,795 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 390,757 km² |
| Languages | Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language |
| Internet domain | .zw |
| Demonym | Zimbabwean |
Bordering countries
About Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, officially Republic of Zimbabwe, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Harare. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Botswana pula (P), using the code BWP.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Zimbabwe for Harare’s own facts and history.
To call Zimbabwe from abroad, dial the country code +263. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes ZW (alpha-2) and ZWE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 16,950,795.
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How Zimbabwe compares
- Area: 390,757 km², ranking 60 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 16,950,795, ranking 73 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 43 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Botswana pula (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Zimbabwe
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.