By:John Paul Agiorgousis

By:John Paul Agiorgousis

Map of Tanzania

LOCATIONAbsolute Location: 6'00" S, 35'00" Tanzania is South of Kenya and Uganda.Tanzania is East of Rwanda, The Dem.

Rep. of the Congo, Burundi.Tanzania is North of Zambia,

Mozambique, and Malawi.Tanzania is west of the east coast of

Africa.Tanzania is bordering the Indian Ocean

Geographical Features Tanzania has mountains in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro

(Africa's highest peak) is located. In the northwest there are the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria (Africa's

largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake). Central Tanzania has a large plateau, with plains and arable land. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying

just off the shore. Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north,

south

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Tanzanian Flag(Meaning of Colors)

Green: The LandBlack: The PeopleYellow: GoldBlue: The Ocean

Tanzanian Flag(History of Flag)

The flag of Tanzania was officially adopted on June 30, 1964.

The top stripe of the Tanzanian Flag is green, which symbolizes agriculture and the land.

In the bottom of the Tanzania flag there is a blue stripe, symbolizing the Indian Ocean which is Tanzania's eastern coastline.

The middle stripe of the Tanzania flag is black in color, with a thin yellow stripe above and below it.

The black colored stripe represents the land and people of Tanzania.

The yellow stripe represents gold.

Capital

Since1996, the official capital of Tanzania has bee Dodoma, where parliament and some government offices are located.

Between independence and 1996 the major coastal city of Dar es Saleem had been the country's political capital.

Facts about TanzaniaPopulation:41,048,532Climate: Tanzania has three main climate

zones; their hot humid coastal strip; the dry central plateau; and the semi-temperate mountains.

Area in square miles: 378,000Major languages:Kiswahili or Swahili (official)

Kiunguja, English, and ArabicEthnic groups: Mainland- African(of which

95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes); Zanzibar-Arab.

HistoryFormal name(s) of Tanzania:Tanganyika

and ZanzibarTanzania dates formally only from 1964. Before that, its two component parts, the

much larger mainland territory of Tanganyika and the coastal archipelago of Zanzibar

Tanzania obtained her independence from British in 1961 without any blood shed.

Health

Life expectancy: Overall:52.01 Male:50.50 Female:53.51

Infant mortality rate: (deaths/1000 live births)

*Overall:69.28 Male:76.24 Female:62.1

EconomyAnnual Income per capita: $400 per personMain exports: Gold, Coffee, Cashew nuts, cotton.Major imports: Consumer goods, machinery and

transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, and crude oil.

Main trade partners: South Africa, China, Kenya, India, Netherlands, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, and Zambia

Unemployment rate: NA% (80% employed in agriculture 20% employed in industry)

GDP: $43.49 billionCurrency:Tanzanian shilling

**1 Tanzanian shilling = 0.000752 U.S. dollars1 Tanzanian shilling = 0.000752 U.S. dollars

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Economy (Cont.)

Inflation Rate

Government

RepublicPresident: Jakaya Mrisho KikwetePrime Minister: Mizengo Pinda

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Mizengo Pinda

Tourism

Things to do: Mountain climbing, Diving and Snorkeling, Fishing, and Boating

Things to see: National Parks and Reserves, Lakes, Moutains and Volcanoes, Islands, Towns and Cities.

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