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| Country | Tanzania |
| Official Name | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Capital | Dar es Salaam |
| Main Towns | Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Kigoma, Moshi, Tanga |
| Subdivisions | 25 regions: Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Z |
| Independence | 9 December 1961 |
| UN Membership | 14 December 1961 |
| OAU Membership | 25 May 1963 |
| Commonwealth | 9 December 1961 |
| Other Organisations | ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G- 6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WFTU |
| Population | 28,701,077 (July |
| Area | 364,898 sq. mls. (945,087 sq. kms.) |
| Density | 29 per sq.km. (1995) |
| Highest Point | Kilimanjaro 19,340 ft. (5,895 m.) |
| Lowest Point | Indian Ocean - sea level |
| Neighbors | Burundi (NW), Kenya (NE), Malawi (SE), Mozambique (S), Rwanda (NW), Uganda (N), Zaire |
| Life Expectancy | 51 years (1995), total populatio |
| Adult Literacy Rate | total population: 67.8%, male: 7 |
| Ethnic Group | Mainland - African 99%, more than 130 tribes (Bantu 95%), other 1% (Asian, European, & Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Ar |
| Languages | Swahili (official), Kiunguju (Swahili of Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, & higher ed |
| Religion | Muslim 31% Christian 25% Hindu Traditional Religion (Animist) 42%. Mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; |
| Type of Government | Republic |
| President | Benjamin William Mkapa (since 23 November 1995) |
| Prime Minister | --- |
| Political Parties | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM or Revolutionary Party); Civic United Front (CUF); National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCC |
| Ruling Party | Party of the Revolution (CCM) |
| Currency | Shilling (TSh)(100 senti) |
| GDP | US$86 (1992) US$3,602m (1995) |
| GNP | US$100 (1992) US$120 (1995) |
| Debt | US$7,333m (1995) US$6.8bn (2000 est.) |
| Major Imports | Petroleum 13%, machinery & transport equipment, metals, food, beverages & tobacco, textile products (suiting materials), pharmaceuticals, hospital equipment, clothes, shoes, books, paper & other stationary items, consumer goods, industrial raw materi |
| Imports From | Japan 10%, Italy 10%, Germany 9%, South Africa 8%, Japan 8%, UK 8%, Kenya 7%, India 6%, US 5% |
| Major Exports | Coffee 32%, Cotton 13%, minerals 6%, Tea 5%, petroleum products, manufactured products, national transport, tobacco, cashew nuts, cloves, sisal, diamonds, live birds, honey & beeswax |
| Exports To | India 20%, UK 10%, Germany 8%, Japan 8%, Netherlands 8%, Italy 5%, Belgium 4%, Germany |
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