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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 09:31 PM Mar 2014

Nation by nation, speak your mind about....Zimbabwe

SwampGtr's old thread about states inspired me to start this series:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4729109

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The capital is Harare. Zimbabwe achieved de jure sovereignty from the United Kingdom in April 1980, following 14 years as an unrecognised state under the conservative white minority government of Rhodesia, which unilaterally declared independence in 1965.
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages,[3] with English, Shona and Ndebele being most common. The present territory was first demarcated by Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company during the 1890s, becoming a self-governing colony as Southern Rhodesia in 1923. President Robert Mugabe is head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Renowned as a champion for the anti-colonial cause,[10] Mugabe is also viewed as an authoritarian[11][12] responsible for Zimbabwe's problematic human rights record[13] and substantial economic decline.[14] He has held power since internationally recognised independence in 1980: as head of government since 1980 and head of state since 1987.


I've never been to Zimbabwe, having only been to Egypt many miles to the north. I love to travel, so I'd like to go there. Ok, your turn......

Steve
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Nation by nation, speak your mind about....Zimbabwe (Original Post) steve2470 Mar 2014 OP
16 official languages! Wow! nt cyberswede Mar 2014 #1
I might retire in Zimbabwe. Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #2
 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
2. I might retire in Zimbabwe.
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 11:06 PM
Mar 2014

I have over 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars. Its actually not longer used, but they have 5 official currencys, none of which are their own. That makes things confusing.

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