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Flag Description
Seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green symbolizes agriculture, yellow - mineral wealth, red - blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people.

Currency
Zimbabwean dollar.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 8, 2009. There is currently a Full Moon.

Location
Southern africa, between south africa and zambia.

Climate
Tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (november to march).

Terrain
Mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m. The highest point is at Inyangani 2,592 m.

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Zimbabwe

This is a map of Zimbabwe with nearby countries in Africa.

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Zimbabwe News:
Zimbabwe's MDC calls off boycott
Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai ends his party's boycott of the unity government with President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe escapes diamond sale ban
Zimbabwe escapes suspension from the world diamond trade scheme over allegations of soldiers killing miners.

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