Geography

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country situated in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia. It covers an area of some 390,580 square kilometers.

Climate

Summer rains dominate the seasons, usually lasting from November through to April, and bring relief after months of drought. Daytime temperatures can range from 25° to the high 30s, even 40s in low lying areas. Night-time temperatures drop to 15-20 °C.

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Zimbabwe has a centralised government and is divided into eight provinces and two cities with provincial status, for administrative purposes. Each province has a provincial capital from where official business is usually carried out.

Population figures in the table below refer to the census of 18 August 2002.

Province	km²	People	/km²
Bulawayo	479	676787	1413
Harare	872	1.903.510	2183
Manicaland	36459	1566889	43
Mashonaland Central	28437	998265	35
Mashonaland East	32230	1125355	35
Mashonaland West	57441	1222583	21
Masvingo	56566	1318705	23
Matabeleland North	75025	701359	9
Matabeleland South	54172	654879	12
Midlands	49166	1466331	30
Totale	390757	11634663	30