Zimbabwe

Missionaries: Tremayne & Vicki Simoneaux
Wilma Nix founded the UPC of Zimbabwe in 1968.  Several missionaries have worked in the country.  Now with its own elected national superintendent there are 109 churches with 85 licensed ministers and almost 9,000 constituents.  Although under appointment to Zimbabwe, the Tremayne Simoneaux family are currently in Malawi, serving as furlough replacements for the Phil Tolstads.

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Location:
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Size:
 390,580 sq. km. (slightly larger than Montana)
Elevation varies from 162 to 2,592 meters
Population:
12,672,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 39.4%
   * 15-64 years: 57%
   * 65+ years: 3.6%
Average age: 19 years
Life expectancy: 38 years
HIV / AIDS: 33.7%
Religion:
Syncretic 50% (Christianity and Indigenous beliefs mixed)
Christian 25%
Indigenous beliefes 24%
Muslim and other 1%
Language:
English (official)
Shona
Sindebele
Government:
Parliamentary Democracy
Capital:
Harare
Independence:
18 April 1980 (from UK)