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Welcome to ElectionInfo.com's pages on Republic of Zimbabwe
Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare
Area: 390,760 square kilometres (150,873 square miles)
Major cities (Population)
Harare 1,044,000 (1995 estimate)
Bulawayo 620,936 (1992)
Mutare 131,808 (1992)
Gweru 124,735 (1992)
Kwekwe 94,982 (1992)
Population: 11,261,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate: 2.6 per cent (1990-1995 average)
Type of government: Parliamentary democracy
Independence: 18 April 1980 (from the United Kingdom)
Constitution: 21 December 1979
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18
Government
Zimbabwe’s executive president, who is head of state and head of government, is elected by the legislature for a five-year term. The unicameral legislature has 120 elected members, 12 presidential nominees, 8 provincial governors, and 10 traditional chiefs. The voting age is 18. The country is divided into eight provinces: Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and the Midlands.
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