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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.Mineral exports, gold,agriculture, and tourism are the main foreign currency earners of Zimbabwe.The mining sector remains very lucrative, with some of the world's largest platinum reserves being mined by Anglo American plc and Impala Platinum. The Marange diamond fields, discovered in 2006, are considered the biggest diamond find in over a century. Continent: Africa PRODUCTION(Thousand carats)
Type | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Gemstones | 160 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | Industrial | 900 | 600 | 700 | 850 | 800 |
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