Tanzania
By: Halee Grass, Pricilla Smith, & Courtney Rae
Quick Facts and History
- Size: 364,881 sq miles
- Population: About 41,048,500 people
- Government: Republic
- Capital: Dodoma
- Colonized: Arabs came in 1840; Zanzibar and Tanganyika became The Republic of Tanzania in 1964
Geography and Economy
Features: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai (volcano), Serengeti National Park, Great Rift Valley, Central Plateau
Bodies of Water: Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria, Lake Natron (pink lake), the Rufigi river, the Pangani river, and the Ruvuma river
Natural Resources: Diamonds, Gold, Iron Ore, Natural Gas, Oil, Tanzanite
Currency: Shillings
Occupations: Farming, Mining, Tourism
Imports :$11.16 billion; machinery, coal, cars, cotton, paper, raw materials
Exports: $5.92 billion; gold, cashews, cotton
People and Government
- Ethnic Groups: over 130; Sukuma (14%), Arabic, Haya, Swahili, and Makonde
- Religions: Christianity and Islam
- Languages: English, Swahili, Over 120 languages are spoken
- Literacy: 67.8% can read and write
- Education: Primary school (7 years), Secondary School ( 4-6 years); all wear uniforms
- Diseases: Ebola, HIV/AIDS, TB, Typhoid, Bubonic Plague
- Leaders: President- Dr. Kikete, Vice President- Dr. Bilal, Prime Minister- Honorary Pinda
- Branches of Government: Judicial, Exective, and Legisilative
- Rights: Life, Freedom ,Privacy, Movement, Expression, Religion, Association, Public Affairs