!!!Zimbabwe %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/zimbabwe.geojson','Zimbabwe','-20.000000','30.000000',contId,3); }] %% ''The capital and largest city is Harare. The British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes first demarcated the present territory during the 1890s; it became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923. In 1965, the conservative white minority government unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia. The state endured international isolation and a 15-year guerrilla war with black nationalist forces; this culminated in a peace agreement that established universal enfranchisement and de jure sovereignty in April 1980. The country then rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations (later suspended in 2003), and became a member of the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).'' *Zimbabwe is a land locked country. *Zimbabwe has largest boundary with Mozambique which is approximately 1231 km. *Zimbabwe has shortest boundary with South Africa which is approximately 225 km. *The largest river in Zimbabwe is Zambezi which is 2690 km. *The largest export partner of Zimbabwe is China. *The largest import partner of Zimbabwe is South. *There are 4 seaports in Zimbabwe. !!Surprising facts about Nobel Prize winners #Zimbabwe has only 1 Nobel Prize winner Albert John Lutuli. (Counting winners if born in Zimbabwe) !!Tourist Attraction [Mile-wide Victoria Falls is a breathtaking backdrop for two ultralights in flight.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/zimbabwe-guide] !!National Facts *The national bird of Zimbabwe is African fish eagle. *Flame Lily is the national flower of Zimbabwe * The famous dishe of Zimbabwe is Sadza. [{Image src='africanfish.png' caption='African Fish \\Foto: source: [Wikicommons|https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eisriesenwelt_Werfen_Austria_02.jpg] unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]' alt='' width='300' height='338'}] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]