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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe(92Years) is world's oldest living head of state currently in office. He was born on 21 February 1924 and became president of Zimbabwe on 22 December 1987

Note:: Zimbabwe has one of the lowest life expectancy in the world

Zimbabweans mostly call every kind of toothpaste “Colgate,” every soft drink “Coke,” every washing powder “Surf” and every floor polish “Cobra.”

Independence: 18 April 1980 (from the UK)

In terms of the land area(390,757 km2) Zimbabwe covers, it is three times the size of England(130,279 km2).

Zimbabwe has an impressive adult literacy rate of 90% – one of the highest ratings in Africa.

To Zimbabweans, a big stomach among men is a sign of wealth. It implies that they can afford meat daily.

Victoria Falls is located along the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The falls act as a border between the two African countries and are considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. 



The Victoria falls is 1 708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummet over the edge every minute.

The Balancing Rocks are considered a national symbol of Zimbabwe. 

The world's largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume, Lake Kariba on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe is formed by damming the Zambezi River.





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