Zimbabwe: flag, capital & map
Get to know Zimbabwe, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Harare
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 16,950,795
- Area
- 390,757 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG), US Dollar (USD)
- Land neighbours
- Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Harare.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Zimbabwe
The flag of Zimbabwe is composed of seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green, with a white isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle is edged in black, spans about one-fourth the width of the field and has its base on the hoist end. A yellow Zimbabwe Bird superimposed on a five-pointed red star is centered in the triangle.
Where it is
Zimbabwe is grouped in Southern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia. It is landlocked.
Zimbabwe has a recorded area of 390,757 square kilometres. Among the 6 countries assigned to Southern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Botswana is immediately above it in that ordering, at 582,000 km². Lesotho is immediately below it, at 30,355 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 16,950,795 people for Zimbabwe in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 43 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zimbabwean Sign Language. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currencies listed for this date are Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) and US Dollar (USD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Reveal answer
Harare. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Harare.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Zimbabwe?
Reveal answer
The flag of Zimbabwe is composed of seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow and green, with a white isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle is edged in black, spans about one-fourth the width of the field and has its base on the hoist end. A yellow Zimbabwe Bird superimposed on a five-pointed red star is centered in the triangle.
Which land neighbours of Zimbabwe are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. Zimbabwe is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Zimbabwe?
Reveal answer
Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zimbabwean Sign Language. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Zimbabwe.
Which currency codes are listed for Zimbabwe?
Reveal answer
Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) and US Dollar (USD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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