ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2025 EST.): 16,950,795 • CAPITAL: Harare • MAIN CITIES: Bulawayo, Mutare, Chitungwiza, Gweru, Masvingo • VISA: Passport must be valid for six months and contain two blank pages; a 30-day, single-entry visa is $30 and can be bought on arrival • HEALTH: Vaccinations against
hepatitis A and B, typhoid and polio are recommended, as is medication to prevent malaria; immunization against cholera is advised for travel to certain areas; vaccination against yellow fever is required for those traveling from high-risk countries • CURRENCY: Zimbabwe gold (ZiG) and US dollars (USD); South African rand and Botswanan pula are also widely accepted • TIME: GMT+2 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts; adapter required • DRIVING: On the left. An International Driving Permit is required; however, visitors are advised not to self-drive due to unsafe road conditions • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2026): Jan 1; Feb 21; Apr 3-6, 18; May 1, 25; Aug 10-11; Dec 22, 25-26 • LANGUAGE: English, Shona and Ndebele (offi cial); approx. 15 Indigenous languages • RELIGION: Secular; Christian; African traditions • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +263
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS • Robert Gabriel Mugabe, Harare (HRE)