Zimbabwe
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 1
No. of saints in church life: 35
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 25
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Geographical
Size: land: 386,847 sq km, water: 3,910 sq km
Climate: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Population: 17,150,352 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 1.91% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: African 99.6% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other (includes Caucasian, Asiatic, mixed race) 0.4% (2022 est.)
Languages: Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes
Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
Religion: Protestant 74.8% (includes Apostolic 37.5%, Pentecostal 21.8%, other 15.5%), Roman Catholic 7.3%, other Christian 5.3%, traditional 1.5%, Muslim 0.5%, other 0.1%, none 10.5% (2015 est.)
Capital
City: Harare
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