Geographic Statistics:
Population: 35,306,126
Independence: 1963-1964 (from UK), Merger of Mainland and Zanzibar
Capital: Dar es Salaam, 2.2 million.
Shared Borders: Kenya, Barundi, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Indian Ocean.
Highest Elevation: Mt. Kilimanjaro; 5,895 m. Highest mountain
in Africa.
Lowest Elevation: Indian Ocean; 0m
Environmental Statistics:
Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to temperate in
highlands.
Terrain: Plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south.
Average Rainfall:
Temperature Extremes:
Population Statistics:
Main Languages: Kiswahili (Swahili), English, and Arabic
Main Religions: Mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous
beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Population growth rate: 2.57% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 40.17 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 12.88 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 52.26 years
male: 51.32 years
female: 53.23 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.51 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy: (People age 15 and over that can read and write)
total population: 67.8%
male: 79.4%
female: 56.8%
Economic Statistics:
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling; 1 Tanzanian shilling (TSh) = 100
cents
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $550 (1999 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.8% (1999)
Unemployment rate: N/A.
Telephones - main lines in use: 127,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 380,000 (1999)
Number of People per Telephone Line: 262
