Population Information

Population: 12,671,860

Population Growth Rate: 0.68% (2004 est.

Infant mortality rate: 67.08 deaths/1000 live births

Economic Information

Gross Domestic Product: $24.03 billion (2003 est.)

GDP growth rate: 13.6% (2003 est.)

GDP per capita: $1,900 (2003 est.)

Unemployment rate: 70% (2002 est.)

Estimated underemployment:

Population below poverty line: 70% (2002 est.)

Main export products: tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles /clothing

Main import countries: South Africa 51.3%, Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.1%, Germany 2.8% (2003)

Debt: $3.404 billion (2003 est.)

[The government of Zimbabwe goes through many different economic struggles from its rising inflation to its many deficits that they face. Zimbabwe's economy is basically agricultural, with tobacco the principal cash crop and corns the main food source. Other products include cotton, sorghum, peanuts, wheat, sugarcane, soybeans, and coffee. Food shortages due to drought and the agricultural disruption caused by the seizure of white-owned farms led the president to proclaim a state of disaster in April 2002. A hydroelectric station at Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River generates most of Zimbabwe's power.]

Sources: www.cia.gov (CIA World Factbook)