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The agency said the national population consists of 3, 076 222 households, with an average of 4, 2 persons per household. With an area of 390 757 square kilometers, Zimbabwe has a population density of 33 persons per square kilometer, said Zimstat director-general Dzinotizei Mutasa. According to the report, the capital, Harare has the largest population accounting for 16 percent with 2, 098 199 people.
In the first quarter of 2009 about 7 million people - more than half the population - depended on food assistance. Zimbabwe has only 1.66 million tons of cereals available, as against a total needs forecast of 2.09 million tons in marketing year 2010/11 (April/March).