Region
Southern Africa
Country
Zimbabwe
Country Head
President Robert Mugabe
Capital
Harare
Population
13.3 million (UN 2007)
GDP
$2.211bn (2007)
GDP Per Capita
$200 (2007 CIA est.)
Main Language
English (official)
Description
Following its independence in 1980, Zimbabwe, once revered as the bread basket of Africa, has deteriorated in the midst of an economic crisis. Seizure of white-owned farms led to a major fall in agriculture production, on which the economy was heavily dependent. President Robert Mugabe has led the country since independence, though in 2008 he agreed to a power sharing agreement with rival party Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
