Flag of Zimbabwe

🎨 What the flag means

Zimbabwe's flag has seven stripes of green, gold, red and black, and a white triangle with a red star and a golden Zimbabwe Bird. Green stands for farming, gold for mineral wealth, red for the struggle for independence and black for the Black majority's heritage. White stands for peace, the star for the nation's hopes, and the bird, based on carvings from Great Zimbabwe, for its history.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

15.2 million (2022)

🏙️ Capital

Harare2.2 million people (2012)

🗣️ Main language

ShonaAlso official: Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, North Ndebele, Nyanja, Southern Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The name Zimbabwe comes from a Shona word for Great Zimbabwe, an old stone city built from the 11th century onwards.
2. Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, and English, Shona and Ndebele are the most widely used.
3. The mbira, a traditional instrument whose name in one form means "voice of the ancestors", is central to many Zimbabwean ceremonies.