Zimbabwe is a lower income country coming under the Sub-Saharan Africa region,
according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of income and region for the year 2005. The country has a total surface area of 390.8 thousand square kilometer in the year 2004 with a total forest area of 191.1 thousand square kilometer as in 2000.
Zimbabwe Economy : Demography and Social Indicators
The total population of the country as of the year 2004 has reached at 12.9 million with an annual growth rate of 0.6 %. The following diagram gives a clear picture upon the rate of growth of the population of the country.
The life expectancy rate at birth years in the country has reached at 37.2 in the year 2004. The infant mortality rate per one thousand life births in the country was 79.4 in 2004. Under the age of 5, the mortality rate (per 1,000) was 67.0 in the same year.
The literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 129.0.
Zimbabwe Economy Indicators
The Gross National Income atlas method of the Zimbabwe Economy as of the year 2005 has reached at 8.0 billions in current US $ with a per capita of 620.0 in current US $. The Gross Domestic Product in the country in 2004 was 4.7 billions in current US $ with an annual percentage growth rate of -4.2.
The following diagram represents the annual percentage growth rate of GDP in the country.
