Official name: United Republic of Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
National Anthem: God bless Africa
National Motto: Freedom and Unity
National holiday: Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1961)
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Total area: 945.000 km² (slightly more then 2 times California)
Coastline: 1,424 km
Population: 37,6 millions (july 2007)
Ethnic groups: 99% Africans (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), 1% Asian, European and Arab; Zanzibar- Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Population growth rate: 2% in a year 2007
Life expectancy at birth: 50.7 years
Official languages: swahili, English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education)
Literacy: 69,4% of total population
Religion: 40% christians, 35% muslims, 20% indigenous beliefs
Largest city: Dar es Salaam (also economical, cultural, political center of the country)
Government type: republic
Independence: 26 April 1961
Economy: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for almost half of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force.
GDB per capita: 800$ (2006)
GDB by sector: 43,2% agriculture, 18% industry, 39% services (2006)
Natural resources: hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Industry: agricultural processing; diamond, gold, and iron mining, salt, cement, oil refining, shoes, wood products, fertilizer, tourism
Agriculture products: coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Export: gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
Export partners: China 8.8%, India 8.8%, Netherlands 6.2%, Japan 5.3%, Germany 4.2% (2006)
Import: consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials
Import partners: South Africa 9.8%, China 9.4%, Kenya 7.8%, India 6.8%, UAE 5.9%, Zambia 5.7% (2006)
Natural hazards: flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
Highest peak: Kilimanjaro (5895 m)
Climate: from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Exchange rate: 1$ = 1160 Tsh, 1€ = 1680 Tsh
Time zone: GMT plus 3 hours
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