| Country (long form) |
United Republic of Tanzania |
| Capital |
Dar es Salaam
note: some government offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis |
| Total Area |
364,900.13 sq mi
945,087.00 sq km
(slightly larger than twice the size of California) |
| Population |
35,306,126 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
88,280,060 |
| Languages |
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages |
| Literacy |
67.8% total, 79.4% male, 56.8% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim |
| Life Expectancy |
51.32 male, 53.23 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Tanzanian shilling (TSh) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$550 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refining, shoes, cement, textiles, wood products, fertilizer, salt |
| Agriculture |
coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco,
cloves (Zanzibar), corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
| Arable Land |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel |
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