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Population: 12,932,000
Capital: Harare
Religion: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, syncretic (mixture of Christianity and indigenous beliefs)
Life expectancy at birth: 37.9 years
Infant mortality: 71 per 1000 births
Adult literacy rate: 92.8% (male) 84.6% (female)
Gross national income: $2120 US per capita

Est. Number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, 2003
Adults and children: 1,800,000
Adults (15-49): 1,600,000 (Adult infection rate: 24.6%)
Women (15-49): 930,000
Children (0-15): 120,000

Estimated number of AIDS-related deaths, 2003
Adults and children: 170,000

Estimated number of orphans, 2003
Children under 17 who have lost one or both parents to AIDS: 980,000

From the UN Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2004