Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. Though it is landlocked, it remains a highly traveled tourist destination for its diverse ecology and distinctive culture. Zimbabwe's Iron Age began in the ninth century and was established by the Bantu people, who would go on to form the modern ethnic majority, the Shona. This map was produced by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, which keeps updated records of international boundaries and shifting geopolitical borders. These maps bear a distinctive aesthetic and unique minimal style that allows military and political leaders to develop and implement tailored policies and strategies.

By 2002, Zimbabwe had experienced considerable transformation following decades of authoritarian rule by President Robert Mugabe had allowed doe significant corruption in the federal government. Mugabe came to power in 1980 following a fifteen-year guerilla war by black nationalist forces and the government of Rhodesia. Mugabe's administration experienced numerous sanctions from Western nations for their policies, including land seizures that were implemented in an attempt to redistribute wealth from the minority land owners to minority groups who felt they had been underrepresented during the colonial eras of the past two centuries. 

CIA maps were previously unavailable to the public and have become essential pieces of modern cartographical history that illustrate the evolution of international borders. This map shows the country in one of its periods of hardship before nearly a third of the residents fled due to an economic collapse that has influenced the country's politics since.

Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. Though it is landlocked, it remains a highly traveled tourist destination for its diverse ecology and distinctive culture. Zimbabwe's Iron Age began in the ninth century and was established by the Bantu people, who would go on to form the modern ethnic majority, the Shona. This map was produced by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, which keeps updated records of international boundaries and shifting geopolitical borders. These maps bear a distinctive aesthetic and unique minimal style that allows military and political leaders to develop and implement tailored policies and strategies.

By 2002, Zimbabwe had experienced considerable transformation following decades of authoritarian rule by President Robert Mugabe had allowed doe significant corruption in the federal government. Mugabe came to power in 1980 following a fifteen-year guerilla war by black nationalist forces and the government of Rhodesia. Mugabe's administration experienced numerous sanctions from Western nations for their policies, including land seizures that were implemented in an attempt to redistribute wealth from the minority land owners to minority groups who felt they had been underrepresented during the colonial eras of the past two centuries. 

CIA maps were previously unavailable to the public and have become essential pieces of modern cartographical history that illustrate the evolution of international borders. This map shows the country in one of its periods of hardship before nearly a third of the residents fled due to an economic collapse that has influenced the country's politics since.