Facts About Rhodesia

Government type
Parliamentary Democracy
Languages
English (official), Shona, Sindebele, and minor tribal dialects
Major imports and exports
Electricity - Exports:
32 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - Imports:
2.691 billion kWh (2007 EST.)

Oil – Exports:
0 bbl/day (2007)
country comparison to the world:166

Oil – Imports:
13,830 bbl/day (2007)
county comparison to the world:131

Natural  gas – Exports:0 cu m (2008 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 96

Natural gas – Imports:

Exports:
$1.213 billion (20009 EST.)
County comparison to the world: 143$1.396 billion (2008 EST.)

Exports – commodities:
platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

Exports -  partners:
Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.82%, South Africa 13.39%, Botswana 13.23%, China 7.82%, Zambia 7.3%, Netherlands 5.39%, UK 4.93% (2009)

Imports:
$2.413 billion (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 146
$1.915 billion (2008 EST.)

Imports – commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuel, product

Imports – partners:
South Africa 62.24%, China $4.2 %( 2009)

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