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COUNTRY FACTS: TANZANIA
Name(official): United Republic of Tanzania
Name(short): Tanzania
Capital City: Dar es Salaam
Location: Eastern Africa
Coordinate: 6 00 S, 35 00 E
Independence: (From Britain) April 26th, 1964
President: Jakaya Kikwete
Type of Government: Republic
Total Area: 945 087sq.km.
Population: 37 445 392
People: Mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African.
Religion: christians30%, muslims35%, indigenous belief35% (Zanzibar is about 99% muslims)
Languages: Swahili and English (official), plus other indigenous languages. Zanzibar is mostly Arabic.
Literacy: 78.2%total, 85.9%male, 70.7%female (2003 est.)
Currency: Tanzanian shilling(1Tsh =100cents)
GDP(per capita): $700 (2005 est.)
Arable Land: 4.23% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum, cashewnuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava(tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetable, cattles, sheep, goats.
Natural resources: hydropower, tin, phosphate, coal, iron ore, diamonds, gold, natural gas, gemstone, nickel.
Embassy in Japan: Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania,
Chancery: 4-21-9, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku.
Post Code: 158-0098, Tel. 03-3425-4531/2
Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania
General Info:
International Phone Code: +255

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Dar es Salaam, Bukoba, Dodoma, Tabora, Iringa, Mbeya, Sumbawanga, Arusha, Kigoma, Lindi, Musoma, Mwanza, Mtwara, Songea, Zanzibar

NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

Tanzania has 26 regions, namely:
Der es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Arusha, 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.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

All data posted on this site is for information purposes. We use statistical data gathered from the CIA World Factbook and numerous other public domain reference materials. While every effort had been made to be as accurate as possible in our presentation, no claim is being made/inferred as to the accuracy or otherwise of these materials and we accept no responsibility for unintentional data entry errors and or omissions. By using this data, you agree to do so at your own risk.

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