Zimbabwe Embassy in Australia
6 Keyar Street, O’Malley , ACT2606 consular@zimembassyaustralia.org

Office Address

  • 6 Keyar Street, O’Malley , ACT2606
  • consular@zimembassyaustralia.org
  • (00) 0262862700

About Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

The Republic of Zimbabwe is a land locked country in Sub Saharan Africa sharing its boarders with South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three official languages: English, Shona and Ndebele. Our Capital city is Harare. The country occupies a surface area of 390,757 sq km and has an estimated population of 12,084,304 as of July 2011.

Click here to navigate to the map of Zimbabwe on Google maps.

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Zimbabwe Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms depicts two kudus on the left and right, each standing on top of an earthly mound composed of stalks of wheat, a pile of cotton, and a head of maize. At their feet there is also a banner emblazoned with the Zimbabwe national motto (Unity, Freedom, Work). The shield itself is green, featuring 14 waves of alternating white and blue waved lines at top (chief argent), and also at the center of the shield a representation of the ancient Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe is shown. Placed behind the shield are an agricultural hoe (to the left) and an AK-47 automatic rifle (to the right), both of which are tied with twisted strips of green and gold silk. On the crest, the red star and the Great Zimbabwe Bird, which are also depicted in the national flag, are shown.

The meanings of the Zimbabwe Coat of Arms are as follows:

    • Kudus: the unity of Zimbabwe’s various ethnic group. Earthly Mound: the need to always provide for the Zimbabweans.  Motto Banner: the need to maintain national unity and the preservation of freedom. Shield: the fertility of the country’s soil and water. Great Zimbabwe: the historical heritage of the nation. Hoe and Rifle: Celebrates the struggle for peace and democracy, as well as the proud work-ethic of the Zimbabwean people. Strips of Silk: the national financial enterprise and the protection of the economy. Red Star: hope for the future of Zimbabwe. Conveys the revolutionary nature of the 1980 achievement majority rule, and the struggle towards a fair, equal society. Great Zimbabwe Bird: national identity
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Zimbabwe Flag

The flag of Zimbabwe consists of seven horizontal stripes of equal width. The middle stripe is black and there are stripes of red, green and yellow above and below the black stripe. On the left side of the Zimbabwe flag is a white horizontal triangle with a red, five-point star in it and on top of the star there is a yellow Great Zimbabwe bird.

  • Green: represents the farming and agriculture in Zimbabwe. Yellow: represents the abundance of mineral wealth in the country. Red: the blood shed during the first and second Chimurenga (wars of liberation). Black: the heritage and ethnicity of the native Africans of Zimbabwe. White Triangle: symbolises peace in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Bird: the national symbol of Zimbabwe. Red Star: the nation’s hopes and aspirations for the future
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Zimbabwe Bird

The stone-carved Zimbabwe Bird is the national emblem of Zimbabwe, appearing on the national flags and coats of arms of both Zimbabwe and Rhodesia, as well as on banknotes and coins (first on the Rhodesian pound and then on the Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus) or the African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer). The bird’s design is derived from a number of soapstone sculptures found in the ruins of the medieval city of Great Zimbabwe.

It is now the definitive icon of independent Zimbabwe.