Africa · DX entity · DXCC 452

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 38 and ITU zone 53. Its primary prefix is Z2.

Flag of Zimbabwe.

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Figure 1. Zimbabwe and its provinces, with neighbouring land in grey. Hover for names; scroll to zoom. Boundaries: Natural Earth, Admin 0 Map Subunits and Admin 1 States and Provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.2 (13 May 2022), public domain, retrieved 2026-10-15. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/. DX entity boundaries assembled by The DX Atlas Project from the sources named, one recipe row per DXCC entity (subunits matched, merged, split by box or carved from a parent; DXEntity-Recipe.md), 2026. Simplified for this page to 0.00714 degrees, about 795 m; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: Lambert azimuthal equal-area centred on 19° S 29.1° E.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	452
Name in the ADIF standard	ZIMBABWE
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	Z2
CQ zone	38
ITU zone	53

Prefixes

Z2 is the primary prefix. The country files list 1 prefix for Zimbabwe.

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Sources: Jim Reisert AD1C, Big CTY country files, 15 September 2026. https://www.country-files.com/ (MIT licence); ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes; Flag: Flagpedia.net (flagcdn.com), SVG, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-10.