Zimbabwe by the numbers
Reuters has an
excellent breakdown of conditions in Zimbabwe:
FACTBOX-Zimbabwe's meltdown in figures
Zimbabwe's economy lies in ruins with the world's highest inflation, chronic food shortages and queues for bread as long as those of people voting in the country's crucial election on Saturday.
Below are some figures showing how the economy has declined and the difficulties suffered by ordinary Zimbabweans.
INFLATION
In 1987 inflation averaged 11.9 percent. It surged to an official record of 100,586 percent in January 2008, but economic experts say the real rate is much higher.
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Average life expectancy dropped from 63 years in 1990 to 37.3 years in 2005, according to World Bank and U.N. figures.
Lots more at the site. Mugabe needs to go now and Marxists everywhere need to wake up and realize that Marxism does not work.
Posted by DaveH at March 31, 2008 10:45 PM