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Zimbabwe - MSN Encarta (386 words) |
 | Zimbabwe’s legal system is based on English common law (the body of law that developed in England beginning in the 12th century) and traditional Zimbabwean law. |
| Zimbabwe is divided into eight provinces and the cities of Harare and Bulawayo, which have provincial status. |
| Zimbabwe is a member of the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU). |
| Background Notes Archive - Africa (4980 words) |
| Zimbabwe Since Independence Prime Minister Mugabe's policy of reconciliation was generally successful during the country's first two years of independence, as the former political and military opponents began to work together. |
| In November 1982, Zimbabwe was chosen by the OAU to hold one of the nonpermanent seats in the U.N. Security Council for the following two years, which brought it onto the center stage of world events and gave it much needed experience in international affairs. |
| Zimbabwe also has substantial coal reserves that are utilized for power generation, and recently discovered in Matabeleland province are coalbed methane deposits greater than any know natural gas field in Southern or Eastern Africa. |
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