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Tanzania
| Country
name | conventional
long form: United Republic of Tanzania conventional short form: Tanzania
former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| Government type |
republic | |
Capital |
Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred
to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly
now meets there on regular basis | |
Administrative divisions |
26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma,
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 | |
National holiday |
Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964) |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal | |
Location |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and
Mozambique | | Geographic
coordinates |
6 00 S, 35 00 E | |
Map references |
Africa | |
Area |
total: 945,087 sq km note: includes the islands of Mafia,
Pemba, and Zanzibar water: 59,050 sq km land: 886,037 sq km |
| Area - comparative |
slightly larger than twice the size of California |
| Land boundaries |
total: 3,861 km border countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic
Republic of the Congo 459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km,
Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km | |
Coastline |
1,424 km | |
Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and
Definitions) |
territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
| | Climate |
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands |
| Terrain |
plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
| | Elevation
extremes | lowest
point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m |
| Natural resources |
hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones,
gold, natural gas, nickel | |
Land use |
arable land: 4.24% permanent crops: 1.02% other: 94.74%
(1998 est.) | | GDP |
purchasing power parity - $23.71 billion
(2004 est.)
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| GDP - real growth
rate |
5.8% (2004 est.)
| | GDP
- per capita |
purchasing power parity - $700 (2004
est.)
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GDP - composition
by sector |
agriculture: 43.2%
industry: 17.2%
services: 39.6% (2004 est.)
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| Labor force - by occupation |
agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 est.)
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| Industries |
agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine),
diamond, gold and iron mining, soda ash, oil refining,
shoes, cement, apparel, wood products, fertilizer, salt
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Agriculture - products |
coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from
chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn,
wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables;
cattle, sheep, goats
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Exports |
$1.248 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports - commodities |
gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures,
cotton
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| Exports - partners |
India 10.2%, Netherlands 6.8%, Japan
6.1%, UK 5.3%, China 5.2%, Kenya 4.8%, Germany 4.4%
(2004)
| | Imports |
$1.972 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Imports - commodities |
consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial
raw materials, crude oil
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Imports - partners |
South Africa 13.1%, China 8.8%, India
6.6%, Zambia 5.4%, UAE 5.4%, US 4.8%, UK 4.8%, Kenya
4.3% (2004)
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| Currency |
Tanzanian shilling (TZS) | |
Currency code |
TZS | |
Exchange rates |
Tanzanian shillings per US dollar - 1,089.33 (2004), 1,038.42
(2003), 966.58 (2002), 876.41 (2001), 800.41 (2000)
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Fiscal year |
1 July - 30 June |
Source:
CIA World Factbook, Tanzania
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