May she be worthy of the name | |||||||
| Anthem | "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" | ||||||
| Capital | Salisbury | ||||||
| Largest city | Salisbury | ||||||
| Language official |
English | ||||||
| others | Afrikaans, Shona and Ndebele | ||||||
| Religion | Anglican Church | ||||||
| Ethnic Group | Demographics:
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| Demonym | Rhodesian | ||||||
| Legislature | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Royal house: | Windsor | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Michael Auret | ||||||
| Area | 390,580 km² (150,804 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | 6,930,000 | ||||||
| Independence | from United Kingdom | ||||||
| declared | 11 November 1965 | ||||||
| Currency | Rhodesian Pound | ||||||
| Time Zone | CATZ | ||||||
Rhodesia (/roʊˈdiːʒə/), officially the Realm of Rhodesia, is a landlocked sovereign state located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. It borders South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west and southwest, Northern Rhodesia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast. Although it does not border Namibia, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country. The capital and largest city is Salisbury.