Zimbabwe
         n 1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly
               called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United
               Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Republic of Zimbabwe},
               {Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]

English Dictionary: Zimbabwe	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zimbabwean adj of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people n a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zimbabwean dollar n the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Zuni Pueblo, NM (CDP, FIPS 86595)       Location: 35.07249 N, 108.84998 W       Population (1990): 5857 (1389 housing units)       Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zombie process          (Or "defunct process") A {Unix} {process}       that has terminated (either because it has been killed by a       {signal} or because it has called {exit}()) and whose {parent       process} has not yet received notification of its termination       by executing (some form of) the {wait}() {system call}.          A zombie process exists solely as a {process table} entry and       consumes no other resources.   This entry is retained to hold       the child's exit status until the parent process wants to       retrieve it.   The parent can also be notified asynchronously       via a signal of the child's termination.          Zombie processes can be seen in "ps" listings occasionally       (with a status "Z" in some versions).          Compare {orphan process}.          (1997-10-08)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe:Geography       Location: Southern Africa, northeast of Botswana       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 390,580 sq km    land area: 386,670 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Montana       Land boundaries: total 3,066 km, Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km,    South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia    is in disagreement       Climate: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to    March)       Terrain: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld);    mountains in east       Natural resources: coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper,    iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals       Land use:    arable land: 7.25%    permanent crops: 0.25% (coffee is a permanent crop)    meadows and pastures: 12.5%    forest and woodland: 49%    other: 31%       Irrigated land: 2,250 sq km (1993 est.)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and    water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest    concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly    reduced by poaching    natural hazards: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare       international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed,    but not ratified - Desertification       Note: landlocked       Zimbabwe:People       Population: 11,139,961 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 47% (female 2,588,193; male 2,617,485)    15-64 years: 51% (female 2,915,697; male 2,723,511)    65 years and over: 2% (female 151,635; male 143,440) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.78% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 36.35 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 18.54 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: following the settlement of hostilities in Mozambique in 1992,    refugees from the fighting there began to return to their homes; this    process continues at a lesser rate in 1995; there is a small but    steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid    employment       Infant mortality rate: 72.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 41.35 years    male: 39.73 years    female: 43.01 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 4.93 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Zimbabwean(s)    adjective: Zimbabwean       Ethnic divisions: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%),    white 1%, mixed and Asian 1%       Religions: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,    Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%       Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1982)    total population: 78%    male: 84%    female: 72%       Labor force: 3.1 million    by occupation: agriculture 74%, transport and services 16%, mining,    manufacturing, construction 10% (1987)       Zimbabwe:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe    conventional short form: Zimbabwe    former: Southern Rhodesia       Digraph: ZI       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)       National holiday: Independence Day, 18 April (1980)       Constitution: 21 December 1979       Legal system: mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    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); election last held 28-30 March 1990 (next    to be held NA March 1996); results - Robert MUGABE 78.3%, Edgar TEKERE    21.7%    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president; responsible to    Parliament       Legislative branch: unicameral    Parliament: elections last held 8-9 April 1995 (next to be held NA    March 2000); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (150    total, 120 elected) ZANU-PF 118, ZANU-S 2       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       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; Democratic Party (DP), Emmanuel MAGOCHE;    Forum Party of Zimbabwe, Enock DUMBUTSHENA; United Parties, Abel    MUZOREWA       Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-15, G-77, GATT, IAEA,    IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT,    INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU, PCA, SADC, UN,    UNAMIR, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMUR, UNOSOM, UPU, WCL,    WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Amos Bernard Muvengwa MIDZI    chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009    telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100    FAX: [1] (202) 483-9326       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Johnny CARSON    embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare    mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare    telephone: [263] (4) 794521    FAX: [263] (4) 796488       Flag: seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red,    yellow, and green with a white equilateral triangle edged in black    based on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird is superimposed on a    red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle       Economy       Overview: Agriculture employs three-fourths of the labor force and    supplies almost 40% of exports. The manufacturing sector, based on    agriculture and mining, produces a variety of goods and contributes    35% to GDP. Mining accounts for only 5% of both GDP and employment,    but minerals and metals account for about 40% of exports. Severe    drought caused GDP to drop 8% in 1992, with growth rebounding to 2% in    1993 and 3.5% in 1994. Despite the lingering effects of the drought on    economic and social conditions, the government is continuing to push    its IMF/World Bank structural adjustment program aimed at encouraging    exports and foreign investment.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $17.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 3.5% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,580 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 22% (December 1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: at least 45% (1994 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $1.7 billion    expenditures: $2.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $253    million (FY92/93)       Exports: $1.8 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: agricultural 35% (tobacco 30%, other 5%), manufactures    25%, gold 12%, ferrochrome 10%, textiles 8% (1992)    partners: UK 14%, Germany 11%, South Africa 10%, Japan 7%, US 5%    (1991)       Imports: $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.)    commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 41%, other    manufactures 23%, chemicals 16%, fuels 12% (1991)    partners: South Africa 25%, UK 15%, Germany 9%, US 6%, Japan 5% (1991)       External debt: $3.5 billion (December 1992 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 2.3% (1992); accounts for 35% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 2,040,000 kW    production: 9 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 913 kWh (1993)       Industries: mining, steel, clothing and footwear, chemicals,    foodstuffs, fertilizer, beverage, transportation equipment, wood    products       Agriculture: accounts for 20% of GDP; 40% of land area divided into    4,500 large commercial farms and 42% in communal lands; crops - corn    (food staple), cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts;    livestock - cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; self-sufficient in food       Economic aid: NA       Currency: 1 Zimbabwean dollar (Z$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Zimbabwean dollars (Z$) per US$1 - 8.3752 (January    1995), 8.1500 (1994), 6.4725 (1993), 5.1046 (1992), 3.4282 (1991),    2.4480 (1990)       Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June       Zimbabwe:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 2,745 km    narrow gauge: 2,745 km 1.067-m gauge (355 km electrified; 42 km double    track)       Highways:    total: 85,237 km    paved: 15,800 km    unpaved: crushed stone, gravel, stabilized earth 39,090 km; improved    earth 23,097 km; unimproved earth 7,250 km       Inland waterways: Lake Kariba is a potential line of communication       Pipelines: petroleum products 212 km       Ports: Binga, Kariba       Airports:    total: 471    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 3    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 13    with paved runways under 914 m: 222    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 223       Zimbabwe:Communications       Telephone system: 247,000 telephones; system was once one of the best    in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance    local: NA    intercity: consists of microwave links, open-wire lines, and radio    communications stations    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 18, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 8    televisions: NA       Zimbabwe:Defense Forces       Branches: Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe    Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,435,931; males fit for    military service 1,514,068 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $175 million, 3.1% of    GDP (FY94/95)