Trivia in Zimbabwe

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Africa / Southern Africa

National symbols

Flag: Seven horizontal stripes with a white triangle on the left. Inside the triangle are a Zimbabwe Bird and a red star.

Zimbabwe Flag

Emblem: A shield supported by two kudus, featuring the bird from Great Zimbabwe ruins, agricultural products, minerals, and railway, with the motto "Unity, Freedom, Work" at the bottom.

Zimbabwe Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • The spray from Victoria Falls is called 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' (smoke that thunders) in the local language.
  • Great Zimbabwe stone ruins are among the largest monolithic structures south of the Sahara.
  • The 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar note was the world's highest denomination circulating banknote.
  • The currency ZiG is backed by domestic gold reserves and was set at 1 ZiG = 1 USD at launch.
  • The traditional Shona instrument 'mbira' is popular worldwide as a thumb piano.
  • Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites is 5 (4 domestic, 1 shared with Zambia).
  • The capital Harare was formerly called Salisbury and was renamed in 1982.
  • Long-distance buses are the main mode of transport in Zimbabwe rather than trains.
  • Nick Price is a Zimbabwean golfer with many tournament wins in Asia.
  • With 16 official languages, Zimbabwe has one of the highest numbers in the world.

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