Ten Facts about zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (IPA: [zɪmˈbɑbweh]), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, and formerly known as the Republic of Rhodesia, is a landlocked country in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
2. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003.
3. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, surrounded by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east and northeast.
4. Zimbabwe, like Botswana, is a landlocked country at the base of the African continent.
5. Zimbabwe lies on a high plateau, and its terrain consists primarily of grasslands bordered on the east by mountains.
6. Known as Great Zimbabwe, it was during its heyday the capital of a Shona trading empire that collapsed for reasons that remain unknown.
7. Zimbabwes once vibrant tobacco sector iss set to hit a new all-time low on the final day of the auction season with sales set to fall by 31%.
8. Zimbabwes annual agricultural show, once the pride of the nation, is showing signs of life after being decimated in the wake of controversial land redistribution policies.
9. Zimbabwes drive to replace its old currency with redenominated notes has ended in a flurry of confusion, with both rich and poor losing money in the process.
10. In November 1982, Zimbabwe was chosen by the OAU to hold one of the non-permanent seats in the UN Security Council for the following two years, which brought it onto the center stage of world events and gave it much-needed experience in international affairs.