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| ZIMBABWE FACTS |
| Population:
12.9 million (UN, 2003) |
| Capital:
Harare |
| Major language:
English (official), Shona, Sindebele |
| Major religions:
Christianity, indigenous beliefs |
| Life expectancy:
34 years (men), 33 years (women) (UN) |
| Monetary unit:
1 Zimbabwe dollar = 100 cents |
| Main exports:
Tobacco, cotton, agricultural products, gold, minerals |
| Average annual income:
US $480 (World Bank, 2001) |
| Internet domain:
.zw |
| International dialling code:
+263 |
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Zimbabwe Telecommunication* |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in
wireless local loop connections) (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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111,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general
assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now
suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite
an equally large number of installed but unused main lines
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone
communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile
cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns
and for some of the smaller ones
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital
gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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16 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.zw
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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6 (2000)
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2002) |
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*Zimbabwe telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook.
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