Country Reports
Tanzania
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Country name |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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Government type |
Republic |
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Capital |
Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (commercial) |
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Largest city |
Dar es Salaam |
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Administrative divisions |
26 regions: Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West |
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Independence Day |
26 April 1964 9 December 1961 became Tanganyika (from UK-administered UN trusteeship) . 19 December 1963: Zanzibar became independent (from UK) 26 April 1964: Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964 |
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National holiday |
Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964) |
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Area |
945,087 sq km (364,900 sq miles) |
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Location |
Eastern Africa by the Indian Ocean |
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Land Borders |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia |
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Coastline |
1,424 km |
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Population |
45 million (UN, 2010) |
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Nationality |
Tanzanian(s) |
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Major languages |
English, Swahili |
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Ethnicity |
Mainland – 99% Africans |
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Major religions |
Christianity, Islam |
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Highest peak |
Kilimanjaro 5,895 m |
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Climate |
Temperate in the highlands to tropical along the coast |
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Time zone |
UTC/GMT +3 hours |
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Currency |
1 Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents |
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Telephone |
255 |
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Internet domain |
.tz |
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GNI per capita |
US $1,500 (World Bank, 2011) |
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Natural resources |
Hydro power, natural gas, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, nickel |
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Agriculture products |
Coffee, tea, sisal, cotton, pyrethrum, cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava, bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
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Industries |
Oil refining, agricultural processing; beer, sugar, cigarettes, sisal twine; diamond, gold and iron mining, salt, soda ash, cement, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer |
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Industry production growth rate |
5.8% (est 2009) |
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Main exports |
Sisal, cloves, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco |