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About Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe
- Africa's Paradise. Located in central Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
has all the ingredients necessary in giving the perfect introduction
to Africa. This small, landlocked country boasts a wide variety of
wildlife and cultural attractions, not to mention one of the Seven
Wonders of the World, the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls – the
biggest curtain of falling water in the world. It is situated to the
North of the Tropic of Capricorn in South central Africa between the
Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the
northwest, South Africa to the South, Mozambique to the east and North
East and on the southwest by Botswana. Zimbabwe and has one of the
worlds finest climates - warm summers (October - February) and sunny
winters (May - August).
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LOCATION :
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
AREA : 390,580 sq km
POPULATION : 11,342,521 (EST)
CLIMATE : tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy
season (November to March)
TERRAIN : mostly high plateau with higher central
plateau (high veld); mountains in east
NATURAL RESOURCES : coal, chromium ore, asbestos,
gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group
metals
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