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Zimbabwe country profile

Zimbabwe country profile

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Updated: December 9, 2008, 9:56 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou

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  1. General overview
  2. Water in Zimbabwe
  3. Energy in Southern Africa
  4. Human Development Index
  5. National parks and preserves:
    1. Mana Pools National Park
    2. Victoria Falls National Park
  6. Ecoregions:
    1. Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
      Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo. Great Zimbabwe, on of the oldest preserved architectural monuments in Africa, are the ruins of an 11<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> century kingdom, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Source: R. Giling/ <a href='http://www.stillpictures.com' class='external text' title='http://www.stillpictures.com' rel='nofollow'>Still Pictures</a>) Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo. Great Zimbabwe, on of the oldest preserved architectural monuments in Africa, are the ruins of an 11th-15th century kingdom, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Source: R. Giling/ Still Pictures)

    2. Southern Africa bushveld
    3. Southern Miombo woodlands
    4. Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
    5. Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
    6. Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
  7. Regional biodiversity hotspot (Eastern Afromontane)

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Zimbabwe country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth December 9, 2008; Last revised Date December 9, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Zimbabwe_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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