Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (86)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats not determined 2

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)

Political parties and leaders:

Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [vacant]; Party of Unity for Democracy and Development or PUDD [Dan PULE]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Reform Party [Nevers MUMBA]; United Democratic Alliance or UDA (a coalition of RP, ZADECO, PUDD, and ZRP); United Liberal Party or ULP [Sakwiba SIKOTA]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or ZADECO [Langton SICHONE]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]

Political pressure groups and leaders:

NA

International organization participation:

ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Shelia Z. SIWELA

chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719

FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael KOPLOVSKY

embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka

mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka

telephone: [260] (211) 250-955

FAX: [260] (211) 252-225

Flag description:

green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems

National anthem:

name: "Lumbanyeni Zambia" (Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free)

lyrics/music: multiple/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA

note: adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song "God Bless Africa," is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem

Economy ::Zambia

Economy - overview:

Zambia's economy has experienced strong growth in recent years, with real GDP growth in 2005-08 about 6% per year. Privatization of government-owned copper mines in the 1990s relieved the government from covering mammoth losses generated by the industry and greatly improved the chances for copper mining to return to profitability and spur economic growth. Copper output has increased steadily since 2004, due to higher copper prices and foreign investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, consisting of approximately USD 6 billion in debt relief. Poverty remains a significant problem in Zambia, despite a stronger economy. Declining world commodity prices and demand slowed GDP growth in 2008, but a sharp rebound in copper prices and a bumper maize crop helped Zambia recover. Lack of economic diversity subjects Zambia to fluctuations in copper prices and in the weather.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$20.03 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $18.72 billion (2009 est.)

$17.61 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$15.69 billion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 6.3% (2009 est.)

5.7% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$1,500 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 203 $1,400 (2009 est.)

$1,400 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 19.7%

industry: 33.7%

services: 46.6% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

5.524 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 85%

industry: 6%

services: 9% (2004)

Unemployment rate:

50% (2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 192

Population below poverty line:

86% (1993)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 1.2%

highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

50.8 (2004) country comparison to the world: 20 52.6 (1998)

Investment (gross fixed):

20.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Public debt:

24.1% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

8.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 192 13.4% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

8.39% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 23 14.49% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

22.06% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 19.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$1.234 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 132 $983.3 million (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$3.573 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $2.744 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$2.992 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $2.373 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 91 $2.346 billion (31 December 2007)

$1.186 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides

Industries:

copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture

Industrial production growth rate:

12.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

Electricity - production:

9.752 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

Electricity - consumption:

8.838 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Electricity - exports:

268 million kWh (2007)

Electricity - imports:

222 million kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

160 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

Oil - consumption:

16,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Oil - exports:

275 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 129

Oil - imports:

14,730 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 105

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 112

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Current account balance:

-$99 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 -$174 million (2009 est.)

Exports:

$6.463 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 $4.203 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton

Exports - partners:

China 21.37%, Saudi Arabia 8.93%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.55%, South Korea 8.32%, Egypt 8.08%, South Africa 6.96%, India 5% (2009)

Imports:

$4.949 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 $3.735 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing

Imports - partners:

South Africa 51.78%, UAE 7.7%, China 5.85%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.22% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.287 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $1.892 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$3.495 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 $3.091 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 4,823.6 (2010), 5,046.1 (2009), 3,512.9 (2008), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006)

Communications ::Zambia

Telephones - main lines in use:

90,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 145

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.407 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 101

Telephone system:

general assessment: among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa

domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms

international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel

Broadcast media:

state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 1 TV station and is the principal local-content provider; several private TV stations are available; multi-channel subscription TV services are obtainable; ZNBC operates 3 radio networks; about 2 dozen private radio stations also broadcasting; relays of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2007)

Internet country code:

.zm

Internet hosts:

14,771 (2010) country comparison to the world: 118

Internet users:

816,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 105

Transportation ::Zambia

Airports:

94 (2010) country comparison to the world: 64

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 8

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 3

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 86

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 63

under 914 m: 18 (2010)

Pipelines:

oil 771 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 2,157 km country comparison to the world: 71 narrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gauge

note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2008)

Roadways:

total: 91,440 km country comparison to the world: 55 paved: 20,117 km

unpaved: 71,323 km (2001)

Waterways:

2,250 km; (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2010) country comparison to the world: 40

Ports and terminals:

Mpulungu

Military ::Zambia

Military branches:

Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Zambian Army, Zambian Air Force, National Service (2009)

Military service age and obligation:

18-27 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; mandatory HIV testing upon enlistment; mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force) (2010)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,824,372

females age 16-49: 2,685,883 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,401,481

females age 16-49: 1,274,583 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 151,586

female: 150,839 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Transnational Issues ::Zambia

Disputes - international:

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

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 42,565 (Angola); 60,874 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,100 (Rwanda) (2007)

Illicit drugs:

transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis

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@Zimbabwe (Africa)

Introduction ::Zimbabwe

Background:

The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. The ruling ZANU-PF party used fraud and intimidation to win a two-thirds majority in the March 2005 parliamentary election, allowing it to amend the constitution at will and recreate the Senate, which had been abolished in the late 1980s. In April 2005, Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in late June 2008, considerable violence enacted against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of vote tampering and ballot-box stuffing resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing government, in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders have yet failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues.

Geography ::Zimbabwe

Location:

Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Geographic coordinates:

20 00 S, 30 00 E

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total: 390,757 sq km country comparison to the world: 60 land: 386,847 sq km

water: 3,910 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than Montana

Land boundaries:

total: 3,066 km

border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none (landlocked)

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:

lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m

highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m

Natural resources:

coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

Land use:

arable land: 8.24%

permanent crops: 0.33%

other: 91.43% (2005)

Irrigated land:

1,740 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

20 cu km (1987)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 4.21 cu km/yr (14%/7%/79%)

per capita: 324 cu m/yr (2002)

Natural hazards:

recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water

People ::Zimbabwe

Population:

11,651,858 country comparison to the world: 72 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 43.9% (male 2,523,119/female 2,473,928)

15-64 years: 52.2% (male 2,666,928/female 3,283,474)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 194,360/female 250,820) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 17.8 years

male: 16.7 years

female: 18.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.954% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

Birth rate:

31.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

Death rate:

14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

Net migration rate:

12.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 6 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 37% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.83 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 30.9 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 72 male: 33.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 28.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 47.55 years country comparison to the world: 219 male: 47.98 years

female: 47.11 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.66 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

15.3% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 6

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1.3 million (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

140,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne disease: malaria

water contact disease: schistosomiasis

animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Zimbabwean(s)

adjective: Zimbabwean

Ethnic groups:

African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%

Religions:

syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%

Languages:

English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write English

total population: 90.7%

male: 94.2%

female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 9 years

male: 10 years

female: 9 years (2003)

Education expenditures:

4.6% of GDP (2000) country comparison to the world: 87

Government ::Zimbabwe

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe

conventional short form: Zimbabwe

former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia

Government type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital:

name: Harare

geographic coordinates: 17 50 S, 31 03 E

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

Administrative divisions:

8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands

Independence:

18 April 1980 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

Constitution:

21 December 1979

Legal system:

mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice President John NKOMO (since December 2009) and Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December 2004)

head of government: Prime Minister Morgan TSVANGIRAI (since 11 February 2009); Deputy Prime Minister Arthur MUTAMBARA

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president and prime minister; responsible to the House of Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each province) and elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); elections last held on 28 March 2008 followed by a run-off on 27 June 2008 (next to be held in 2013); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership

election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 85.5%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI 9.3%, other 5.2%; note - first round voting results - Morgan TSVANGIRAI 47.9%, Robert Gabriel MUGABE 43.2%, Simba MAKONI 8.3%, other 0.6%; first-round round polls were deemed to be flawed suppressing TSVANGIRAI's results; the 27 June 2008 run-off between MUGABE and TSVANGIRAI was severely flawed and internationally condemned

Legislative branch:

bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60 members elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincial governors nominated by the president and the prime minister, 16 traditional chiefs elected by the Council of Chiefs, 2 seats held by the president and deputy president of the Council of Chiefs, and 5 members appointed by the president) and a House of Assembly (210 seats - members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)

elections: last held on 28 March 2008 (next to be held in 2013)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.6%, ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - MDC 30, ZANU-PF 30; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.3%, ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MDC 109, ZANU-PF 97, other 4

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court; High Court

Political parties and leaders:

African National Party or ANP [Egypt DZINEMUNHENZVA]; Movement for Democratic Change or MDC [Morgan TSVANGIRAI]; Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara or MDC-M [Arthur MUTAMBARA] (splinter faction of the MDC); Peace Action is Freedom for All or PAFA; United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA]; United People's Party or UPP [Daniel SHUMBA]; Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Wilson KUMBULA]; Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert Gabriel MUGABE]; Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Agrippa MADLELA]; Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance or ZIYA

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition; National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]; Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenny WILLIAMS]; Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Wellington CHIBEBE]

International organization participation:

ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Machivenyika MAPURANGA

chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100

FAX: [1] (202) 483-9326

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Charles A. RAY

embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare

mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare

telephone: [263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594

FAX: [263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618

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 represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people

National anthem:

name: "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" [Northern Ndebele language] "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe" [Shona] (Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe)

lyrics/music: Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA

note: adopted 1994

Economy ::Zimbabwe

Economy - overview:

The government of Zimbabwe faces a wide variety of difficult economic problems. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drained hundreds of millions of dollars from the economy. The government's land reform program, characterized by chaos and violence, has badly damaged the commercial farming sector, the traditional source of exports and foreign exchange and the provider of 400,000 jobs, turning Zimbabwe into a net importer of food products. The EU and the US provide food aid on humanitarian grounds. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. The power-sharing government formed in February 2009 has led to some economic improvements, including the cessation of hyperinflation by eliminating the use of the Zimbabwe dollar and removing price controls. The economy is registering its first growth in a decade, but will be reliant on further political improvement for greater growth.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$4.395 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $4.223 billion (2009 est.)

$4.279 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$5.574 billion

note: in 2009, the Zimbabwean dollar was taken out of circulation, making Zimbabwe's GDP at the official exchange rate a highly inaccurate statistic (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

4.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 -1.3% (2009 est.)

-14.4% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$400 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 227 $400 (2009 est.)

$400 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 19.5%

industry: 24%

services: 56.5% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

3.848 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 66%

industry: 10%

services: 24% (1996)

Unemployment rate:

95% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 200 80% (2005 est.)

Population below poverty line:

68% (2004)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2%

highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

50.1 (2006) country comparison to the world: 24 50.1 (1995)

Investment (gross fixed):

21% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Public debt:

241.6% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 282.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

5.03% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 145 5.1% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

NA% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 1 975% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

NA% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 578.96% (31 December 2007)

Stock of narrow money:

$NA (31 December 2009 est.)

$2.151 million (31 December 2008 est)

note: the money data for Zimbabwe for 2007 reflected the vastly overvalued official exchange rate of 30,000 Zimbabwe dollars per US dollar; at an unofficial rate of 800,000 Zimbabwe dollars per US dollar, the stock of Zimbabwe dollars, narrowly defined, would equal only about US$500 million and Zimbabwe's velocity of money (the number of times money turns over in the course of a year) would be nine, in line with the velocity of money for other countries in the region

Stock of broad money:

$3.057 million (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 187 $NA (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$1.186 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 185 $60 (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 79 $5.333 billion (31 December 2007)

$26.56 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs

Industries:

mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages

Industrial production growth rate:

4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Electricity - production:

8.89 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Electricity - consumption:

10.89 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Electricity - exports:

32 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

2.691 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120

Oil - consumption:

11,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 147

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Oil - imports:

13,830 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 130

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 104

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 111

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Current account balance:

-$414.2 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 111 -$807.5 million (2009 est.)

Exports:

$1.869 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 $1.213 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

Exports - partners:

Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.82%, South Africa 13.39%, Botswana 13.23%, China 7.82%, Zambia 7.3%, Netherlands 5.39%, UK 4.93% (2009)

Imports:

$2.871 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 $2.413 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products

Imports - partners:

South Africa 62.24%, China 4.2% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$376 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 120 $351 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$5.772 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 $5.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - 234.25 (2010), 234 (2008), 30,000 (2007), 162 (2006), 78 (2005)

Communications ::Zimbabwe

Telephones - main lines in use:

385,100 (2009) country comparison to the world: 103

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.991 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 113

Telephone system:

general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance

domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones

international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 2 international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)

Broadcast media:

government owns all local radio and television stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite television are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to television broadcasts is extremely limited (2007)

Internet country code:

.zw

Internet hosts:

29,866 (2010) country comparison to the world: 98

Internet users:

1.423 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 84

Transportation ::Zimbabwe

Airports:

216 (2010) country comparison to the world: 28

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 19

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 197

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 120

under 914 m: 74 (2010)

Pipelines:

refined products 270 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 3,077 km country comparison to the world: 55 narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2008)

Roadways:

total: 97,267 km country comparison to the world: 46 paved: 18,481 km

unpaved: 78,786 km (2002)

Waterways:

on Lake Kariba (2009)

Ports and terminals:

Binga, Kariba

Military ::Zimbabwe

Military branches:

Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) (2009)

Military service age and obligation:

18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women are eligible to serve (2010)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,366,038

females age 16-49: 2,742,036 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,327,894

females age 16-49: 1,525,815 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 155,117

female: 152,875 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

3.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 29

Transnational Issues ::Zimbabwe

Disputes - international:

Botswana built electric fences and South Africa has placed military along the border to stem the flow of thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing to find work and escape political persecution; Namibia has supported, and 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

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007)

Trafficking in persons:

current situation: Zimbabwe is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; large scale migration of Zimbabweans to surrounding countries - as they flee a progressively more desperate situation at home - has increased; rural Zimbabwean men, women, and children are trafficked internally to farms for agricultural labor and domestic servitude and to cities for domestic labor and commercial sexual exploitation; NGOs believe internal trafficking increased during the year, largely due to the closure of schools, worsening political violence, and a faltering economy; young men and boys are trafficked to South Africa for farm work, often laboring for months in South Africa without pay before "employers" have them arrested and deported as illegal immigrants; young women and girls are lured abroad with false employment offers that result in involuntary domestic servitude or commercial sexual exploitation; men, women, and children from neighboring states are trafficked through Zimbabwe en route to South Africa

tier rating: Tier 3 - the Government of Zimbabwe does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government made minimal progress in combating trafficking in 2008, and members of its military and the former ruling party's youth militias perpetrated acts of trafficking on local populations; anti-trafficking efforts were further weakened as it failed to address Zimbabwe's economic and social problems during the reporting period, thus increasing the population's vulnerability to trafficking within and outside of the country (2009)

Illicit drugs:

transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines en route to South Africa

page last updated on January 20, 2011

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@2001

Field Listing :: GDP (purchasing power parity)

This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all
final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A
nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the
sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued
at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most
economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when
comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries.
The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be
assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of
whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the
United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US
military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries
are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and
services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in
the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the
resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For
many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of
the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between
the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy
industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Country Comparison to the World
Country

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Afghanistan
$29.81 billion (2010 est.)
$27.38 billion (2009 est.)
$22.34 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Albania
$23.95 billion (2010 est.)
$23.23 billion (2009 est.)
$22.49 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
Albania has an informal, and unreported, sector that may be as large
as 50% of official GDP

Algeria
$254.7 billion (2010 est.)
$244.6 billion (2009 est.)
$239.4 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

American Samoa
$575.3 million (2007 est.)
$510.1 million (2003 est.)

Andorra
$4.22 billion (2008)
$3.66 billion (2007)
$3.588 billion (2006)

Angola
$114.1 billion (2010 est.)
$107.8 billion (2009 est.)
$108.7 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Anguilla
$175.4 million (2009 est.)
$191.7 million (2008 est.)
$108.9 million (2004 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
$1.433 billion (2010 est.)
$1.494 billion (2009 est.)
$1.64 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Argentina
$596 billion (2010 est.)
$554.5 billion (2009 est.)
$571.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Armenia
$17.27 billion (2010 est.)
$16.5 billion (2009 est.)
$19.23 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Aruba
$2.258 billion (2005 est.)
$2.205 billion (2004 est.)

Australia
$889.6 billion (2010 est.)
$861.1 billion (2009 est.)
$850.9 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Austria
$332.9 billion (2010 est.)
$326.4 billion (2009 est.)
$339.3 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Azerbaijan
$90.15 billion (2010 est.)
$86.93 billion (2009 est.)
$79.54 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahamas, The
$8.878 billion (2010 est.)
$8.923 billion (2009 est.)
$9.285 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahrain
$29.82 billion (2010 est.)
$28.7 billion (2009 est.)
$27.83 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bangladesh
$259.3 billion (2010 est.)
$244.6 billion (2009 est.)
$231.4 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Barbados
$6.196 billion (2010 est.)
$6.24 billion (2009 est.)
$6.603 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belarus
$128.4 billion (2010 est.)
$122.5 billion (2009 est.)
$122.3 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belgium
$394.9 billion (2010 est.)
$388.7 billion (2009 est.)
$399.5 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belize
$2.652 billion (2010 est.)
$2.613 billion (2009 est.)
$2.613 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Benin
$14.2 billion (2010 est.)
$13.79 billion (2009 est.)
$13.42 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bermuda
$4.5 billion (2004 est.)

Bhutan
$3.526 billion (2010 est.)
$3.301 billion (2009 est.)
$3.123 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bolivia
$47.98 billion (2010 est.)
$46.22 billion (2009 est.)
$44.7 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$30.56 billion (2010 est.)
$30.23 billion (2009 est.)
$31.23 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Botswana
$26.56 billion (2010 est.)
$25.76 billion (2009 est.)
$27.23 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Brazil
$2.194 trillion (2010 est.)
$2.041 trillion (2009 est.)
$2.045 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

British Virgin Islands
$853.4 million (2004 est.)

Brunei
$19.88 billion (2010 est.)
$19.68 billion (2009 est.)
$20.04 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bulgaria
$91.83 billion (2010 est.)
$91.83 billion (2009 est.)
$96.67 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burkina Faso
$20.06 billion (2010 est.)
$19.07 billion (2009 est.)
$18.48 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burma
$60.07 billion (2010 est.)
$58.27 billion (2009 est.)
$57.24 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burundi
$3.418 billion (2010 est.)
$3.29 billion (2009 est.)
$3.178 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cambodia
$29.46 billion (2010 est.)
$28.3 billion (2009 est.)
$28.73 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cameroon
$44.65 billion (2010 est.)
$43.44 billion (2009 est.)
$43.05 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Canada
$1.335 trillion (2010 est.)
$1.297 trillion (2009 est.)
$1.33 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cape Verde
$1.861 billion (2010 est.)
$1.781 billion (2009 est.)
$1.749 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cayman Islands
$2.25 billion (2008 est.)
$2.23 billion (2003 est.)

Central African Republic
$3.468 billion (2010 est.)
$3.345 billion (2009 est.)
$3.289 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chad
$18.56 billion (2010 est.)
$18.2 billion (2009 est.)
$18.49 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chile
$260 billion (2010 est.)
$246.9 billion (2009 est.)
$250.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

China
$9.872 trillion (2010 est.)
$8.95 trillion (2009 est.)
$8.204 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Christmas Island
$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$NA

Colombia
$431.9 billion (2010 est.)
$413.7 billion (2009 est.)
$410.4 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Comoros
$789.4 million (2010 est.)
$776.2 million (2009 est.)
$762.5 million (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$22.92 billion (2010 est.)
$22.25 billion (2009 est.)
$21.64 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Republic of the
$17.45 billion (2010 est.)
$15.79 billion (2009 est.)
$14.67 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cook Islands
$183.2 million (2005 est.)

Costa Rica
$51.3 billion (2010 est.)
$49.57 billion (2009 est.)
$49.91 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cote d'Ivoire
$37.8 billion (2010 est.)
$36.48 billion (2009 est.)
$35.01 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Croatia
$78.52 billion (2010 est.)
$79.64 billion (2009 est.)
$84.54 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cuba
$114.1 billion (2010 est.)
$112.4 billion (2009 est.)
$110.8 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Curacao
$2.838 billion (2008 est.)
$2.606 billion (2007 est.)
$2.452 billion (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Cyprus
$23.18 billion (2010 est.)
$23.04 billion (2009 est.)
$23.45 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Czech Republic
$261.5 billion (2010 est.)
$256.9 billion (2009 est.)
$267.9 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Denmark
$204.1 billion (2010 est.)
$200.5 billion (2009 est.)
$210.4 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Djibouti
$2.099 billion (2010 est.)
$2.003 billion (2009 est.)
$1.908 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominica
$765.4 million (2010 est.)
$754.8 million (2009 est.)
$757.1 million (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominican Republic
$84.94 billion (2010 est.)
$81.52 billion (2009 est.)
$78.76 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ecuador
$114.7 billion (2010 est.)
$112 billion (2009 est.)
$111.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Egypt
$500.9 billion (2010 est.)
$475.7 billion (2009 est.)
$454.8 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

El Salvador
$43.98 billion (2010 est.)
$43.46 billion (2009 est.)
$45.04 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Equatorial Guinea
$24.66 billion (2010 est.)
$24.18 billion (2009 est.)
$22.96 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Eritrea
$4.178 billion (2010 est.)
$4.017 billion (2009 est.)
$3.877 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Estonia
$24.53 billion (2010 est.)
$24.07 billion (2009 est.)
$27.96 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ethiopia
$84.02 billion (2010 est.)
$78.52 billion (2009 est.)
$72.24 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

European Union
$14.89 trillion (2010 est.)
$14.64 trillion (2009 est.)
$15.27 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$105.1 million (2002 est.)

Faroe Islands
$1.642 billion (2008 est.)

Fiji
$3.792 billion (2010 est.)
$3.725 billion (2009 est.)
$3.821 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Finland
$185.4 billion (2010 est.)
$181.6 billion (2009 est.)
$197.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

France
$2.16 trillion (2010 est.)
$2.126 trillion (2009 est.)
$2.18 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

French Polynesia
$4.718 billion (2004 est.)
$4.58 billion (2003 est.)

Gabon
$22.54 billion (2010 est.)
$21.39 billion (2009 est.)
$21.69 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gambia, The
$3.406 billion (2010 est.)
$3.244 billion (2009 est.)
$3.073 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gaza Strip
see entry for West Bank

Georgia
$22.32 billion (2010 est.)
$21.16 billion (2009 est.)
$22.02 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Germany
$2.951 trillion (2010 est.)
$2.857 trillion (2009 est.)
$2.998 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ghana
$38.24 billion (2010 est.)
$36.53 billion (2009 est.)
$35.09 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gibraltar
$1.106 billion (2006 est.)
$1.066 billion (2005 est.)
$769 million (2000 est.)

Greece
$321.7 billion (2010 est.)
$337.9 billion (2009 est.)
$344.8 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Greenland
$2.03 billion (2008 est.)

Grenada
$1.127 billion (2010 est.)
$1.118 billion (2009 est.)
$1.211 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guam
$2.5 billion (2005 est.)

Guatemala
$70.31 billion (2010 est.)
$68.8 billion (2009 est.)
$68.39 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guernsey
$2.742 billion (2005)

Guinea
$10.6 billion (2010 est.)
$10.3 billion (2009 est.)
$10.67 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guinea-Bissau
$1.769 billion (2010 est.)
$1.738 billion (2009 est.)
$1.687 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guyana
$5.069 billion (2010 est.)
$4.946 billion (2009 est.)
$4.834 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Haiti
$11.18 billion (2010 est.)
$12.15 billion (2009 est.)
$11.81 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Holy See (Vatican City)
$NA

Honduras
$33.77 billion (2010 est.)
$32.94 billion (2009 est.)
$33.65 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hong Kong
$323.3 billion (2010 est.)
$305.9 billion (2009 est.)
$314.7 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hungary
$190 billion (2010 est.)
$188.5 billion (2009 est.)
$201.2 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iceland
$11.86 billion (2010 est.)
$12.28 billion (2009 est.)
$13.17 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

India
$4.046 trillion (2010 est.)
$3.736 trillion (2009 est.)
$3.478 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Indonesia
$1.033 trillion (2010 est.)
$974.6 billion (2009 est.)
$932.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iran
$863.5 billion (2010 est.)
$838.3 billion (2009 est.)
$825.9 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iraq
$117.7 billion (2010 est.)
$111.5 billion (2009 est.)
$106.7 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ireland
$174 billion (2010 est.)
$175.1 billion (2009 est.)
$189.5 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Isle of Man
$2.719 billion (2005 est.)

Israel
$217.1 billion (2010 est.)
$210 billion (2009 est.)
$209.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Italy
$1.782 trillion (2010 est.)
$1.763 trillion (2009 est.)
$1.857 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jamaica
$23.93 billion (2010 est.)
$24.12 billion (2009 est.)
$24.81 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Japan
$4.338 trillion (2010 est.)
$4.211 trillion (2009 est.)
$4.442 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jersey
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)

Jordan
$33.79 billion (2010 est.)
$32.74 billion (2009 est.)
$31.98 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kazakhstan
$193.8 billion (2010 est.)
$184.8 billion (2009 est.)
$182.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kenya
$65.95 billion (2010 est.)
$63.42 billion (2009 est.)
$61.78 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kiribati
$619.5 million (2010 est.)
$610.4 million (2009 est.)
$614.7 million (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Korea, North
$40 billion (2009 est.)
$40 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP)
GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a
study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated
to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and
an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were
rounded to the nearest $10 billion.

Korea, South
$1.467 trillion (2010 est.)
$1.383 trillion (2009 est.)
$1.38 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kosovo
$5.3 billion (2008); $4.7 billion

Kuwait
$144.3 billion (2010 est.)
$139.8 billion (2009 est.)
$146.5 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kyrgyzstan
$11.85 billion (2010 est.)
$12.28 billion (2009 est.)
$12 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Laos
$15.42 billion (2010 est.)
$14.41 billion (2009 est.)
$13.53 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Latvia
$32.2 billion (2010 est.)
$32.79 billion (2009 est.)
$39.99 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lebanon
$58.65 billion (2010 est.)
$54.71 billion (2009 est.)
$51.18 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lesotho
$3.31 billion (2010 est.)
$3.198 billion (2009 est.)
$3.148 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liberia
$1.76 billion (2010 est.)
$1.66 billion (2009 est.)
$1.587 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Libya
$89.03 billion (2010 est.)
$86.19 billion (2009 est.)
$86.77 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liechtenstein
$4.16 billion (2007)
$4.035 billion (2006 est.)

Lithuania
$56.22 billion (2010 est.)
$55.99 billion (2009 est.)
$65.72 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Luxembourg
$40.81 billion (2010 est.)
$39.55 billion (2009 est.)
$41.07 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Macau
$18.47 billion (2009 est.)
$18.14 billion (2008 est.)
$14.4 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Macedonia
$19.46 billion (2010 est.)
$19.18 billion (2009 est.)
$19.31 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars; Macedonia has a large informal
sector

Madagascar
$20.73 billion (2010 est.)
$20.42 billion (2009 est.)
$20.63 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malawi
$13.51 billion (2010 est.)
$12.69 billion (2009 est.)
$11.79 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malaysia
$416.4 billion (2010 est.)
$388.8 billion (2009 est.)
$395.5 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Maldives
$1.767 billion (2010 est.)
$1.708 billion (2009 est.)
$1.763 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mali
$16.74 billion (2010 est.)
$15.91 billion (2009 est.)
$15.24 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malta
$10.21 billion (2010 est.)
$10.01 billion (2009 est.)
$10.13 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Marshall Islands
$133.5 million (2008 est.)
$115 million (2001 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mauritania
$6.8 billion (2010 est.)
$6.476 billion (2009 est.)
$6.542 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mauritius
$17.49 billion (2010 est.)
$16.88 billion (2009 est.)
$16.37 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mayotte
$953.6 million (2005 est.)

Mexico
$1.56 trillion (2010 est.)
$1.485 trillion (2009 est.)
$1.589 trillion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Micronesia, Federated States of
$238.1 million (2008 est.)
$277 million (2002 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million
annually

Moldova
$10.6 billion (2010 est.)
$10.28 billion (2009 est.)
$10.99 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Monaco
$976.3 million (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mongolia
$10.16 billion (2010 est.)
$9.5 billion (2009 est.)
$9.654 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montenegro
$6.569 billion (2010 est.)
$6.689 billion (2009 est.)
$7.093 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montserrat
$29 million (2002 est.)

Morocco
$153.8 billion (2010 est.)
$147.6 billion (2009 est.)
$140.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mozambique
$22.19 billion (2010 est.)
$20.49 billion (2009 est.)
$19.28 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Namibia
$14.64 billion (2010 est.)
$14.06 billion (2009 est.)
$14.17 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nauru
$60 million (2005 est.)

Nepal
$35.31 billion (2010 est.)
$34.11 billion (2009 est.)
$32.58 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Netherlands
$680.4 billion (2010 est.)
$669 billion (2009 est.)
$696.1 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

New Caledonia
$3.158 billion (2003 est.)

New Zealand
$119.2 billion (2010 est.)
$116.8 billion (2009 est.)
$118.8 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nicaragua
$17.34 billion (2010 est.)
$16.87 billion (2009 est.)
$17.12 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niger
$10.58 billion (2010 est.)
$10.22 billion (2009 est.)
$10.35 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nigeria
$369.8 billion (2010 est.)
$346.2 billion (2009 est.)
$327.9 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niue
$10.01 million (2003 est.)

Norfolk Island
$NA

Northern Mariana Islands
$900 million (2000 est.)
note: GDP estimate includes US subsidy

Norway
$276.4 billion (2010 est.)
$272.3 billion (2009 est.)
$276.2 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Oman
$76.53 billion (2010 est.)
$73.87 billion (2009 est.)
$72.42 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Pakistan
$451.2 billion (2010 est.)
$439.4 billion (2009 est.)
$421.2 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Palau
$164 million (2008 est.)
$124.5 million (2004 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP estimate includes US subsidy

Panama
$43.48 billion (2010 est.)
$41.37 billion (2009 est.)
$40.4 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Papua New Guinea
$14.93 billion (2010 est.)
$14.06 billion (2009 est.)
$13.33 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Paraguay
$30.94 billion (2010 est.)
$29.06 billion (2009 est.)
$30.2 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Peru
$274.7 billion (2010 est.)
$254.8 billion (2009 est.)
$252.5 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Philippines
$351.2 billion (2010 est.)
$329.2 billion (2009 est.)
$325.6 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Pitcairn Islands
$NA

Poland
$721.7 billion (2010 est.)
$698.6 billion (2009 est.)
$687 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Portugal
$247 billion (2010 est.)
$244.5 billion (2009 est.)
$251 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Puerto Rico
$64.84 billion (2010 est.)
$68.84 billion (2009 est.)
$71.51 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Qatar
$122.2 billion (2010 est.)
$102.3 billion (2009 est.)
$93.44 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars