Capital

Simbabwe

name: Harare

geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"

Republik Korea

name: Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital geographic coordinates: 37 33 N, 126 59 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

Simbabwe

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Republik Korea

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Korea dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Republik Korea

presidential republic

Legal system

Simbabwe

mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law

Republik Korea

mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought

Suffrage

Simbabwe

18 years of age; universal

Republik Korea

19 years of age; universal

Area

Simbabwe

total: 390,757 sq km

land: 386,847 sq km

water: 3,910 sq km

Republik Korea

total: 99,720 sq km land: 96,920 sq km water: 2,800 sq km

Land use

Simbabwe

agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)

other: 18% (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

agricultural land: 18.1% (2011 est.) arable land: 15.3% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 2.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.6% (2011 est.) forest: 63.9% (2011 est.) other: 18% (2011 est.)

Location

Simbabwe

Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Republik Korea

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Age structure

Simbabwe

0-14 years: 38.16% (male 2,920,951/female 2,962,652)

15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)

65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)

Republik Korea

0-14 years: 13.03% (male 3,448,627 /female 3,251,786) 15-24 years: 12.19% (male 3,295,814 /female 2,970,439) 25-54 years: 45.13% (male 11,986,760 /female 11,220,268) 55-64 years: 15.09% (male 3,825,127 /female 3,935,700) 65 years and over: 14.55% (male 3,202,232 /female 4,281,344) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Simbabwe

29.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

8.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Simbabwe

6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

6.30

Languages

Simbabwe

Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)

Republik Korea

Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)

Life expectancy at birth

Simbabwe

total population: 66.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 65.2 years

female: 68.5 years

Republik Korea

82.50

Major urban areas - population

Simbabwe

1.578 million HARARE (capital) (2023)

Republik Korea

9.963 million SEOUL (capital), 3.467 million Busan, 2.763 million Incheon, 2.221 million Daegu (Taegu), 1.558 million Daejon (Taejon), 1.518 million Gwangju (Kwangju) (2018)

Median age

Simbabwe

total: 21 years (2023 est.)

male: 20.2 years

female: 21.8 years

Republik Korea

total: 42.3 years male: 40.6 years female: 44 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Simbabwe

20.3 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Republik Korea

31 years (2014 est.)

Net migration rate

Simbabwe

-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Simbabwe

Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map

Republik Korea

with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated

Population growth rate

Simbabwe

1.99% (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

0.44% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Simbabwe

3.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

1.27 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Simbabwe

urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Republik Korea

rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Simbabwe

3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

5.30

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Simbabwe

total: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)

Republik Korea

female: 16 years (2013)

Republik Korea

3.10

Republik Korea

36.60

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Simbabwe

-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

1.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

$2,035,000,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Simbabwe

6.37% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

4.60

Republik Korea

10.4

Republik Korea

$39,500

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Republik Korea

3.70

Labor force

Simbabwe

7.916 million (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Population below poverty line

Simbabwe

38.3% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

14.4% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Simbabwe

5.17% (2021 est.)

5.35% (2020 est.)

4.83% (2019 est.)

note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable

Republik Korea

3.7% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 10.4% male: 11.3% female: 9.7% (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

39.50

Public debt

Simbabwe

82.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Republik Korea

39.50

Republik Korea

1.90

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Simbabwe

98.55% (2021 est.)

557.2% (2020 est.)

255.3% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

1.90

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Exports

Simbabwe

$5.263 billion (2020 est.)

$5.267 billion (2019 est.)

$5.178 billion (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Exports - partners

Simbabwe

United Arab Emirates 40%, South Africa 23%, Mozambique 9% (2019)

Republik Korea

China 25.1%, US 12.2%, Vietnam 8.2%, Hong Kong 6.9%, Japan 4.7% (2017)

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Imports

Simbabwe

$5.489 billion (2020 est.)

$5.398 billion (2019 est.)

$7.642 billion (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Imports - partners

Simbabwe

South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)

Republik Korea

China 20.5%, Japan 11.5%, US 10.5%, Germany 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2017)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

$344,700,000,000

Republik Korea

$344.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $358 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

3,057,000

Republik Korea

339,800,000

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

48,650,000,000

Republik Korea

26,842,952

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Republik Korea

44,153,000

Republik Korea

21,195,918

Republik Korea

111

Republik Korea

3,979

Republik Korea

100,428

Republik Korea

1,600

Airports

Simbabwe

196 (2021)

Republik Korea

111

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Simbabwe

total: 203,461 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 21,195,918 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Internet users

Simbabwe

total: 5.6 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 44.153 million (July 2016 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Simbabwe

total: 3,427 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)

Republik Korea

total: 3,979 km (2016) standard gauge: 3,979 km 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified) (2016)

Roadways

Simbabwe

total: 97,267 km (2019)

paved: 18,481 km (2019)

unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)

Republik Korea

100,428

Telephones - fixed lines

Simbabwe

total subscriptions: 243,421 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

total subscriptions: 26,842,952 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Simbabwe

total subscriptions: 14,257,590 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Waterways

Simbabwe

223 km (2022) some navigation possible on Lake Kariba (223 km)

Republik Korea

1,600

Disputes - international

Simbabwe

Zimbabwe-Mozambique: none identified

Zimbabwe-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration

Zimbabwe-Zambia: in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; in May 2021, Botswana and Zambia agreed in principle to let Zimbabwe be a partner in the bridge project as it enters its lasts phase

Republik Korea

Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the Northern Limit Line, which South Korea claims as a maritime boundary; South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima), occupied by South Korea since 1954