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Info about Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania is in East Africa on the Indian Ocean. To the north are Uganda and Kenya; to the west, Burundi, Rwanda, and Congo; and to the south, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. Its area is three times that of New Mexico. Tanzania contains three of Africa's best-known lakes—Victoria in the north, Tanganyika in the west, and Nyasa in the south. Mount Kilimanjaro in the north, 19,340 ft (5,895 m), is the highest point on the continent. The island of Zanzibar is separated from the mainland by a 22-mile channel.
Capital
Dar es Salaam
- 2 683 000 people
all city from Tanzania, United Republic of
Country lead by
President: Jakaya Kikwete (2005)
Prime Minister: Edward Lowassa (2005)
Population
37,445,392 (growth rate: 1.8%); birth rate: 37.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 96.5/1000; life expectancy: 45.6; density per sq mi: 109
Land Area
342,100 sq mi (886,039 sq km); total area: 364,900 sq mi (945,087 sq km)
Monetary unit
Tanzanian shilling
Language
Swahili, English (both official); Arabic; many local languages
Ethnicity
mainland: native African 99% (includes 95% Bantu, consisting of well over 100 tribes), Asian, European, and Arab 1%; Zanzibar: Arab, native African, mixed
Religion
mainland: Christian 30%, Islam 35%, indigenous 35%; Zanzibar: more than 99% Islam
Transportation
Railways: total: 3,690 km (2002). Highways: total: 88,200 km; paved: 3,704 km; unpaved: 84,496 km (1999 est.). Waterways: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Nyasa. Ports and harbors: Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar. Airports: 123 (2002).
Internet tld
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