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| Here are 21 Facts About the Country of Zimbabwe |
Here are 21 Facts About the Country of Zimbabwe
here are 21 facts about the country of zimbabwe. The name zimbabwe comes from the term shona people to denote the stone structure of great zimbabwe, an ancient city in the southeastern part of the country.
There are 2 theories that discuss the origin of the word from zimbabwe, the first zimbabwe comes from the word dzimba-dza-mabwe, which is translated from the karanga shona dialect as a stone house. The second theory says zimbabwe represents a form of dzimba-hwe, which means a revered house and comes from the zezuru shona dialect. The word usually refers to the house or grave of the chief.
Great zimbabwe or great zimbabwe was the capital of the kingdom of zimabwe in the late iron age. In about the 11th ababd the area of the city was later rebuilt by the shona people. This stone town stretches over an area of 7.22 square kilometers, and today the great city of Zimbabwe is recognized as one of the world heritage sites by unesco. The current flag design of Zimbabwe was first adopted on 18 april 1980.
The flag of zimbabwe consists of a green color symbolizing agriculture and rural areas, a yellow color symbolizing mineral wealth, a red color symbolizing blood shed, and a black color symbolizing the indigenous peoples of Africa. While the symbols on the flag design also have their own meanings, such as the white triangle is a symbol of peace, the golden bird is the national symbol of Zimbabwe, and the red star is a symbol of the nation's aspirations.
Zimbabwe is one of the countries with the most official languages in the world, there are 16 official languages in the country of zimbabwe, namely English, chewa, chibarwe, kalanga, koisan, nambya, ndau, ndebele, shangani, shona, sotho, tonga, tswana, venda, xhosa and sign language. Bob Marley, one of the Jamaican musicians fighting capitalism and oppression of blacks, was invited to perform to celebrate Zimbabwe's internationally recognized independence.
Bob Marley spent tens of thousands of dollars flying with his band and equipment. It's commendable that Bob marley used his personal money for the show. The concert was attended by approximately 40 thousand spectators in which there were heads of government and officials from all over the world, including prince charles.
Although the peaceful concert of the celebration of independence was considered a mess , due to the riots that were carried out outside the stadium that tried to get inside. But after the incident bob marley agreed to perform again the next day, with about 100,000 people in attendance.
The country of Zimbabwe is one of the countries with the highest inflation and unemployment rate in the world, Due to the impact of hyperinflation that has hit its country, zimbabwe is the only country in the world that has 8 official currencies used in its country, including: the american dollar, the south african rand, also the bostwana, the pound, the pound, the australian dollar, the yuan, the rupee and the yen.
The official currency of zimbabwe itself used to be the zimbabwean dollar encoded with zwd, when hyperinflation occurred in 2008 ago, the exchange rate of the zimbabwean dollar became worthless. At that time 35 quadrillion or 35,000 trillion Zimbabwean dollars was only equivalent to 1 us dollar. Due to hyperinflation and the economic crisis that hit zimbabwe, the prices of goods and services in the country seemed unreasonable.
For example, 100 billion zimbabwean dollars is only enough to buy 3 eggs, and 100 trillion zimbabwean dollars is not enough to pay the fare of taking a bus. The worthlessness of zimbabwean dollars forced zimbabwe's central bank to print huge denominations. The country's central bank once printed 100 trillion zimbabwean dollars of denomination banknotes in 2009.
Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, is one of the oldest leaders and is one of the longest-serving leaders of a non-royal state in the world. Mugabe has served as zimbabwean leader for the past 36 years. The man, who was born on February 21, 1924, served as prime minister of zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then served as president of zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. 11.
In 2016, Zimbabwe also in 2016 Zimbabwe was also one of the countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world. With an average age of 58 years for women, and 57 years for men. Malaria and cholera are common diseases in the country of Zimbabwe, according to WHO data, in 2009 there were 760,000 cases of malaria in the country.
In addition, one-third of zimbabwean society is declared to be affected by chronic malnutrition. Zimbabwe suffers from a shortage of health care professionals, many health professionals from the country are choosing to leave their country and seek better opportunities in other countries. Despite all the bad things of zimbabwe, in this country also has positive things that make this country able to bounce back.
Zimbabwe is one of the most educated countries on the continent, based on data from the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, in 2015, the literacy rate in the country reached almost 90%. More than half of Zimbabwe's population is under the age of 21, making the country one of the youngest countries by age of its population. According to the traditions of the zimbabwean people, it is said that a big or big belly in a man is considered a symbol of wealth and well-being.
Although far away from the ocean, the people of Zimbabwe have beliefs about the existence of mermaids. Mermaids are often blamed for every incident that happened to them such as kidnappings and murders. Zimbabwe has a waterfall that is one of the wonders of the world, namely the victoria waterfall. The waterfall is located on the zambeszi river, the height of the victoria waterfall reaches more than 100 meters and has an area of more than 1 kilometer.
The beauty of victoria falls makes it a mainstay of the tourism sector in the country of zimbabwe Kariba Lake, is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world. Located on the border of zimbabwe and zambia, the lake is 220 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide with a depth of up to 97 meters or 318 feet. The balancing rocks found in the matopos national park, are considered the national symbol of zimbabwe.
Balancing rocks are a geomorphological feature of igneous rocks, consisting of rocks arranged upwards and without support around them. these stones are formed naturally which are found in many parts of zimbabwe.
That's a summary of the history and facts about the country of zimbabwe, a country located on the southern african continent, which had experienced such a severe crisis that the money in their country seemed worthless, Thank you for watching and waiting for the next video from us. Don't forget to like share and subscribe!