FAST FACTS - ZIMBABWE

Head of State:President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (1987)
Land Area: 386, 670 km2 land ( 3,910 km2 water)
Population:11,163,160 (1999)
Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar (Z$)
Capital city: Harare
Climate: Subtropical
Summer: October - April , Winter: May - September
Languages: Official language: English
Shona & Ndebele are the first languages of 98% of the population
Measures: Metric System
Time: GMT +2 hours
Business Hours:
Private sector
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Government offices: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday: Government offices are closed but the commercial sector opens in the morning until 1:00pm.
Public Holidays:
New Year's Day 1 January
Good Friday (varies)
Easter Sunday (varies)
Easter Monday (varies)
Independence Day 18 April
Workers' Day 1 May
Africa Days 25 & 26 May
Heroes' Day 11 August
Defence Forces Day 12 August
Christmas Day 25 December
Boxing Day 26 December