ZimbabweZimbabwe , formerly Rhodesia, officially Republic of Zimbabwe, is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast and east by Mozambique, on the south by South Africa, and on the southwest and west by Botswana. Harare (formerly Salisbury) is the capital and largest city. Zimbabwe lies on a high plateau, and its terrain consists primarily of grasslands bordered on the east by mountains...More Information on Zimbabwe. Full country name: Republic of Zimbabwe Also Read: A Short Background of Zimbabwe History of ZimbabweOpposition to white rule strengthened and began with a skirmish at Chinhoyi (then Sinoia) where six fighters of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) fought government forces. There was also resistance from the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA). Both ZANLA and ZIPRA used guerrilla tactics similar to those of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Around the world, the movement for equal rights for Africans in Africa and in the diaspora intensified in the second half of the 20th century. With the end of Portuguese rule in neighbouring Mozambique in 1975, the Liberation Front of Mozambique (Frelimo) led by Samora Machel lent assistance to ZANLA, and the resistance intensified into a large-scale uprising called the Second Chimurenga. The Rhodesian Security Forces had operational successes against the guerrillas, who had diplomatic support from the Soviet Union and China. Even under the strain of economic and military sanctions, Rhodesian forces mounted highly effective external raids on guerrilla forward bases in Zambia and Mozambique, while evolving "fireforce" battle tactics. more on History of Zimbabwe... Overview of Zimbabwe's EconomyGDP: $24.37 billion Also Read: A short note on Economy of Zimbabwe Political System of Zimbabwe- Government of Zimbabwe Climate, Vegetation and FaunaZimbabwe is blessed with very agreeable climate despite its location bang in the middle of the tropical zone. The reason for this is the fact that most of the country is a fairly high plateau with an average altitude of around 3,000 feet. The summer temperatures (September to October) on the plateau hover around the mid-twenties (centigrade) and rarely go above 30 ºC in the Zambezi Valley. Night temperatures in the winter can fall below freezing point. The rainy season lasts from November to March. The best months to visit are April to May and August to September. Envoirnment: Zimbabwe, a landlocked blob with a western spike, is roughly the same size as the...more. Languages: English is the official language of Zimbabwe, but most Zimbabweans are native speakers...more. Education: Zimbabwe has two separate education ministries:
the Ministry of Education, Sport...more. Culture: Artists are highly esteemed in Zimbabwean society and a greater percentage of artists...more. People of Zimbabwe: Primarily of the Bantu group of south and central Africa, the black Zimbabweans are divided...more. Facts for the TravelerVisas: Most visitors are not required
to obtain a visa for stays of up to 90 days.
Health risks: Bilharzia, cholera, malaria, rabies, yellow fever Time: GMT/UTC plus two hours Electricity: 220V Weights & measures: Metric Tourism: About 500,000 visitors per year Also Read: Money & Costs | Transportation in Algeria | Public holidays in Zimbabwe | Events Of Zimbabwe When to GoThe dry winter months (May to October) are the most comfortable for travelling, but you’ll miss the green landscapes that characterise the hotter and wetter summer season (November to April). In winter, night-time temperatures can fall below freezing but the days are best for wildlife viewing because animals tend to concentrate close to water holes and are therefore easily observed. National parks are most crowded during South African school holidays, so to avoid the throngs, avoid mid-April to mid-May and mid-July to mid-September. There’s a secondary rush around the Namibian school holidays in December and early January. Also Read: Getting Around in Zimbabwe | Getting There & Away What to See in ZimbabweOther Tourist Attractions in Zimbabwe more...Zimbabwe Game Reserves Zimbabwe National Parks What to do in ZimbabweIf you’re anything like the average visitor to Zimbabwe, you’re planning at least one foray into the bush to encounter the endearing faces you’ve come to know through years of nature documentaries. Safaris range from heading off into the wilderness with stout boots and a long lens to swanky light plane and 4WD combos. But animal-spotting is only the first and most obvious of the adrenaline hits possible in Zimbabwe. In the Victoria Falls area alone you can go white-water rafting, kayaking, microlighting, parachuting, horse-riding, cycling and even do the world’s highest bungee jump. And that’s before lunch. The Mavuradonha Wilderness and the national parks of the Eastern Highlands offer superb hiking, the Kariba area offers sailing, house-boating and other water activities and the middle Zambezi is ideal for long-distance canoeing. Zimbabwe is one of the world’s least expensive and least crowded golfing venues, and if you’re interested in such novelties as warthogs rooting around on the fairways and crocodiles in the water hazards, it’s ideal. The earliest inhabitants of the area were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. They were largely replaced by Bantu tribes during a series of migrations. The southern part of the country was named Matabeleland after the Ndebele tribe who occupied the area in the early 1800’s under a loose confederation of Ndebele-speaking tribes headed by the Khumalo tribe under [...]
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Religion in Africa
Africans profess a wide variety of religious beliefs, with Christianity and Islam being the most widespread. Approximately 40% of all Africans are Christians and another 40% Muslims. Roughly 20% of Africans primarily follow indigenous African religions. A small number of Africans also have beliefs from the Judaic tradition, such as the Beta Israel [...]
Culture of Africa
Africa has a number of overlapping cultures. The most conventional distinction is that between sub-Saharan Africa and the northern countries from Egypt to Morocco, who largely associate themselves with Arabic culture. In this comparison, the nations to the south of the Sahara are considered to consist of many cultural areas, in particular [...]
Demographics of Africa
Africans may be grouped according to whether they live north or south of the Sahara Desert; these groups are called North Africans and Sub-Saharan Africans, respectively. Afro-Asiatic speaking peoples predominate in North Africa, while Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by a number of disparate populations grouped according to their diverse languages–Niger-Congo predominantly in West [...]
Economy of Africa
Africa is the world’s poorest inhabited continent: the United Nations’ Human Development Report 2003 (of 175 countries) found that positions 151 (Gambia) to 175 (Sierra Leone) were taken up entirely by African nations.
It has had (and in some ways is still having) a shaky and uncertain transition from colonialism, with increases in corruption [...]
Politics in Africa
Colonial Africa
Colonialism had a destabilizing effect on what had been a number of ethnic groups that is still being felt in African politics. Prior to European influence, national borders were not much of a concern, with Africans generally following the practice of other areas of the world, such as the Arabian peninsula, where [...]
History of Africa
Africa is home to the oldest inhabited territory on earth, with the human race originating from this continent. During the mid 20th century, anthropologists discovered many fossils and evidence of human occupation perhaps as early as 7 million years ago. The famous Leakey family, with ties to both Britain and Africa, discovered fossil [...]
Geography of Africa
Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth’s surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, of c. 30,360,288 km² (11,722,173 mi²), including the islands.
Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is joined to Asia at its northeast extremity by the [...]
Etymology of Africa
The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra - “land of the Afri” (plural, or “Afer” singular) - for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia.
The Afri were a tribe - possibly Berber [...]
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