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__**Robert Mugabe**__ 1.Elected in 1980 and have been president since then, which is 3 decades. 2. 3. In the 1960's Mugabe was a Secretary General of the Zimbabwe African National Union. He was a prisoner of war for 10 years and when he was released and the war was over he was a hero. Mugabe was president when Zimbabwe gained its independence and he is still president today. 4. 5.
 * population: 11,651,858 people
 * economy: In 2009 there was a power-sharing government formed which eliminated the use of Zimbabwe dollar and removed price control, the economy is registering its first growth in decades.
 * geography: Located between South Africa and Zambia and it is a little larger than Montana. There is not much water resources because it is land locked. Its climate is tropical and its rainy season is November to March. They have high grounds and mountains in the east.
 * social structure: Poor urban areas are increasing rapidly and becoming the most populated section of Zimbabwe today. Sexual activity has gone down a lot because of the AIDS and HIV epidemic, today in Zimbabwe still more than 1 in 10 adults have HIV or AIDS.
 * Safety and Rule of Law: 35/100 National Security is pretty good, but personal security is very lacking.
 * Participation and Human Rights: 31/100 People don't have many rights in Zimbabwe. Their participation in the country is even lower than rights.
 * Sustainable Economic Oppurtunity: 19/100 This Country is severly lacking in economics. They don't have the money they need to run their country to its fullest.
 * Human Development: 46/100 This is the countries best catagory. Their health and welfare is pretty good and their education is even better. This is good because that means that there is a brighter future for Zimbabwe with the newer generation. Also knowing that Health is relativly good is a good thing for a country in Africa.