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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 25/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.0
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 21 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Harare
- Population
- 17,073,087 inh.
- Area
- 390,757 km²
- Currency
- ZWL
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
210 seats
Sénat
40 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
51 G$
GDP / capita
3,021 $
Growth
8.1 %
Inflation
104.7 %
Unemployment
9.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.4 %
Life expectancy
63.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.27/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
25/100
Corruption (CPI)
22/100
Press freedom (RSF)
44/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#125
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
0.6 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #3 PGM (platinoïdes) 6 % 2024
- #6 Lithium 4 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
8 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Or
- 21% PGM
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Afrique du Sud
35%
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Émirats arabes unis
18%
Import partners
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Afrique du Sud
41%
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Chine
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
18%
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GBR
18%
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FRA
24%
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DEU
24%
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RUS
81%
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CHN
81%
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IRN
67%
Abstention: 15%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2028
Présidentielle
Last election
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2023-08-23
Présidentielle
Mnangagwa 52.6% (résultats contestés)
Last institutional rupture 2017 (chute Mugabe)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.598/1
Gini
50.3
Refugees hosted
8,570
Refugees originating
6,632
National anthem
Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,044 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,726, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)