: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Infant mortality rate: 61 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

_#_Life expectancy at birth: 60 years male, 64 years female (1991)

_#_Total fertility rate: 5.6 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun--Zimbabwean(s); adjective--Zimbabwean

_#_Ethnic divisions: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%);
white 1%, mixed and Asian 1%

_#_Religion: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,
Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, a few Muslim

_#_Language: English (official); Shona, Sindebele

_#_Literacy: 67% (male 74%, female 60%) age 15 and over can
read and write (1990 est.)

_#_Labor force: 3,100,000; agriculture 74%, transport and services
16%, mining, manufacturing, construction 10% (1987)

_#_Organized labor: 17% of wage and salary earners have union
membership

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Republic of Zimbabwe

_#_Type: parliamentary democracy

_#_Capital: Harare

_#_Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Manicaland, Mashonaland
Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo (Victoria),
Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands

_#_Independence: 18 April 1980 (from UK; formerly Southern Rhodesia)

_#_Constitution: 21 December 1979

_#_Legal system: mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law

_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

_#_Executive branch: executive president, 2 vice presidents, Cabinet

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State and Head of Government--Executive President Robert
Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987);
Co-Vice President Simon Vengai MUZENDA (since 31 December 1987);
Co-Vice President Joshua M. NKOMO (since 6 August 1990)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), Robert MUGABE;
Zimbabwe African National Union-Sithole (ZANU-S), Ndabaningi SITHOLE;
Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM), Edgar TEKERE

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

_#_Elections:

Executive President--last held 28-30 March 1990 (next to be held
NA March 1995);
results--Robert MUGABE 78.3%; Edgar TEKERE 21.7%;

Parliament--last held 28-30 March 1990 (next to be held
NA March 1995);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(150 total, 120 elected) ZANU 117, ZUM 2,