Tanzania
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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
FIPS code (FIPS 10-4) : intended for general use throughout the US Government.
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Tanzania - Physical geography

Area : 945 090 Km2
Water : 6.2 %
Lands under cultivation : 4 %
Wild pasture lands : 38 %
Forests : 44 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Indian Ocean)
Max. Height : 5895 m (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Tanzania - Climate
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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Dodoma
Rainfall (mm) in Dodoma
(Average values for each month)

Tanzania - People
Nationality : Tanzanian
Main language(s) : Swahili, English

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2005
 Population (2005) : 36 342 000 people
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Density : 38 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 4.8 children / woman
Life expectancy : 46 years
Urban population : 36 %

Main cities :
1 600 000 people Dar es-Salaam (aggl.)
260 000 people Dodoma (capital)
260 000 people Mwanza
220 000 people Tanga
180 000 people Zanzibar
100 000 people Arusha

Tanzania - Economy
Currency : Schilling (TZS) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 1 309 Schillings (TZS)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 9.4 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 259 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 12.73 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 350 dollars

Tanzania - Miscellaneous information
 MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Cashew nuts(4)
- Manioc (7)
- Tea (14)
- Millet (15)
- Bananas (17)
- Coffee (23)
- Cotton (24)
- Corn (25)
- Wood (26)
 - Goats (13)
- Oxen (15)
 - Diamonds (15)
- Gold (16)
 SERVICES :
- Tourism
 RECORDS :
- Highest mountain in Africa = Mt Kilimanjaro (5895 m).
- 3rd largest lake in the world (1st in Africa) = Victoria (69 000 Km2). See also Uganda and Kenya.

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