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 | TANZANIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tanzania |
| country code ISO: TZ //; - FIPS: TZ |
| location: East Africa |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 945090 sq.km = 364091 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 1° S / South: 12° S / East: 40° E / West: 29° E |
| borders (land): Mozambique, Malawi. Zambia, Congo Kinshasa, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1961-12-09; 1964-04-26 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Dodoma |
| administrative division: region (25) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1988): 23126,310 /; or:/ 23174,336 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 35306,126; or: 33696,000/ -; 2001: 34355,000; or: 36232,074 |
| population density: 37 per sq.km = 97 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 30 years |
| birth rate: 40 - 42 per 1000 |
| death rate: 13 - 19 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 340 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 107 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 52 years (male: 51; female: 53) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 49% //; - 15-59 years: 47% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 33% //; - urbanisation growth: 9% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 50% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Nyamwezi & Sukuma 26,3%%; Swahili 8,8%; Haya 5,3%; Hehet & Bena 5%; Chagga 4,4%; Gogo 4,4%; Makonde 3,7% |
| languages: English, Swahili (both official); and many others |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 35 - 37%; Christian 30 - 44%; traditional/animist 19 - 35% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1999 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 49 - 54% |
| people per physician: 25011 |
| people per hospital bed: 1000 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 4% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: <1% |
| adult literacy: 68% (male: 80%; female: 57%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 22% |
| population below poverty line: 42% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 100 per capita |
| GNI USD 270 per capita //; - [ppp: 520] |
| GDP growth: 0,1% |
| income: USD 100 per capita |
| import: USD 1022 per capita //; - export: USD 416 per capita |
| trade: USD 56 per capita //; - or 24% of GDP |
| trade partners: GB DE JP IT FI NL |
| human development index: 0,436 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 140 |
| female labour force: 49% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,6million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 4% //; - grass land: 40% //; - wooded area: 46% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 78% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 61% |
| agricultural products: cassava, maize, sugarcane, sorghum, rice, bananas, plantains, millet, sisal, cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, cloves |
| livestock (million): cattle: 14 / goats: 10 / pigs: 0,3 / poultry: 29 / sheep: 4 |
| fish catch: 310020 - 357210 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 5% //; - part of industry in GDP: 5% |
| industrial products: cement, food processing, sugar, hides & skins, soap, wheat flour, textiles |
| mining products: natural gas & oil, iron, diamonds, gold, salt, phosphates, coal, gypsum, kaolin, tin, gemstones |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,1 |
| services: labour force: 15% //; - part of services in GDP: 34% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 457 |
| electricity use (per capita): 55 |
| annual water use (per capita): 40 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 82114, or 88200 km //; - of which paved: 4% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 2 per 1000 |
| railways: 3569, or 4000 km //; - railways passenger/km: 3740 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km; only lakes are navigable |
| ownership telephone: 3 - 5 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 20 - 279 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 3 - 16 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 8 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 54400 |
| personal computers: 3 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kilimanjaro (Kibo) 5895 m, Mawensi 5355, Meru 4595, Loolmalasin 3648 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa, Lake Rukwa, Lake Eyasi, Lake Natron |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Malagarasi, Pangani, Ruaha, Rufifi, Ruvuma |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Zanzibar, Pemba, Mafia |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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