Tanzania
BAGAMOYO
World Heritage Sites
Tanzania has a long history of human habitation stretching back to our most distant ancestors. The so-called ‘Bantu migrations’, occurring between 3,000 to 5,000 years ago, brought agricultural and pastoral knowledge to the area as competing groups spread over the country in search of fertile soil and plentiful grazing for their herds.
European missionaries and explorers mapped the interior of the country by following well-worn caravan routes, including Burton and Speke who in 1857 journeyed to find the source of the Nile. Traditional ways of life remained largely intact until the arrival of German colonisers in the late 19th century.
On the Swahili Coast, Indian Ocean trade began as early as 400BCE between Greece and Azania, as the area was commonly known. Around the 4th century AD, coastal towns and trading settlements attracted Bantu-speaking peoples from the African hinterland. They settled around mercantile areas and often facilitated trading with the Arabs
and Persians, who bartered for slaves, gold,
ivory, and spices, sailing north with the
monsoon wind.
Between the 13th and 15th centuries, the settlements of Kilwa Kisiwani and the Zanzibar Archipelago reached their peak, with a highly cosmopolitan population of Indian, Arab and African merchants trading in luxury goods that reached as far as China. The completion of Portuguese domination in 1525 meant that trade, for a short time, was lessened, but rival Omani Arab influences soon took control of the caravan routes and regained complete control of the islands, even going so far as to make Zanzibar the capital of Oman in the 1840s.
In the late 19th century, British influence in the Zanzibar Archipelago, in contrast to German influence on the Tanzanian mainland, slowly suppressed the slave trade and brought the area under the influence of the Empire. Local rebellions in German East Africa, most notably the Maji Maji rebellion from 1905 to 1907, slowly weakened the coloniser’s grip on the nation and at the end of the First World War Germany ceded Tanganyika to English administration. Under the leadership of Julius Nyerere of TANU, popularly referred to as Mwalimu, or ‘teacher,’ Tanganyika achieved full independence in 1962. Meanwhile, a violent revolution in Zanzibar ousted the Omani sultancy and established a one-party state under the Afro-Shirazi Party in 1963. A year later, the United Republic of Tanzania was formed, unifying the Tanganyika mainland with the semi-autonomous islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago, and merging TANU and the ASP to form CCM, Chama cha Mapinduzi, the Party of the Revolution which rules Tanzania to the present day.
ENGARUKA
Mysterious ruins of complex irrigation systems span the area around Engaruka, the remnants of a highly developed but unknown society that inhabited the area at least 500 years ago – and then vanished without a trace.
KILWA KISIWANI
The island of Kilwa Kisiwani and the nearby ruins of Songo Mnara are among the most important remnants of Swahili civilization on the East African coast. The area became the centre point of Swahili civilisation in the 13th century, when it controlled the gold trade with Sofala, a distant settlement in Mozambique. After a brief decline under the rule of the Portuguese, Kilwa once again became a centre of Swahili trade in the 18th century, when slaves were shipped from its port to the islands of Comoros, Mauritius and Reunion.
LINDI
The port town of Lindi, in south-western Tanzania, was the final stop for slave caravans from Lake Nyasa during the heyday of the Zanzibari sultans. In 1909, a team of German palaeontologists unearthed the remains of several dinosaur bones in Tendanguru, including the species Brachiosaurus brancai, the largest discovered dinosaur in the world.
MIKINDANI
Another central port in the Swahili Coast’s network of Indian Ocean trade, in the 15th century Mikindani’s reach extended as far as the African hinterlands of the Congo and Zambia. The area became a centre of German colonial administration in the 1880s and a chief exporter of sisal, coconuts, and slaves.
NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
Humans and their distant ancestors have been part of Ngorongoro’s landscape for millions of years. The earliest signs of mankind in the Conservation Area are at Laetoli, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock 3.6 million years old. The story continues at Olduvai Gorge, a river canyon cut 100 m deep through the volcanic soil of the Serengeti Plains. Buried in the layers are the remains of animals and hominids that lived and died around a shallow lake amid grassy plains and woodlands. These remains date from two million years ago. Visitors can learn more details of this fascinating story by visiting the site, where guides give a fascinating on-site interpretation of the gorge.
ZANZIBAR
The most obvious historical site in Zanzibar is Stone Town, a World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited city in East Africa, but Zanzibar has much more to offer visitors. From the ruins of numerous palaces stemming from the Omani sultancy, ancient mosques (notably the mosque at Kizimkazi which contains the oldest known Swahili text), Persian bathhouses, and colonial buildings (in the Indian Colonial style), Zanzibar is an absolute treasure trove for the historically inclined.
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The migration popular known as “The Great Migration” comprises of over 3 millions of wildebeest, 500,000 zebras and nearly 200,000 Thomson Gazelles moving to and from Masai mara in Kenya searching for waters and food(pastures).
In January and most of February at Ndutu areas we experience the greatest events where by new baby are born in thousand numbers. In August and September each year we have Mara River crossing (a never miss event because wildebeest and hungry crocodiles meet in a what other call “Crocodiles Feast).
These are one of the Largest Crocodiles in the world where they fed to death the large number of wildebeest crossing the river whereby other are dying and other are caught alive and eaten by crocodiles. In December again we have the same event at merely the same place.
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Welcome – Karibu!
H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete
The Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in the United States welcomes you to our official website. Here you will find information about visas, tourism, events and much more. We hope you will find our website informative and helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact us and/or complete the Client Satisfaction Survey. We are here to assist you.
The Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania has the responsibility of promoting relations of friendship and co-operation between the governments and the peoples of the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States of America. The Embassy is also accredited to Mexico. The Embassy’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Political Matters
- Maintenance, promotion and expansion of good political relations between Tanzania and the United States as well as with Mexico
- Promotion and defense of the political and economic interests of Tanzania in the United States and Mexico
- Promotion and defense of the interests of Tanzanian citizens in the United States and Mexico
- Consular Matters
- Visa issuance
- Dissemination of information and advice to people visiting Tanzania
- Renewal and/or replacement of passports for Tanzanian citizens
- Issuance of Emergency Travel Documents (ETD) for Tanzania citizens in distress
- Providing advisory services to Tanzanian citizens
- Official documents authentication services
- Notary Public for Tanzanian citizens
- Solemnization of marriage for Tanzanian citizens
- Economic Matters
- Promotion of economic diplomacy
- Promotion of investments in Tanzania
- Promotion of tourism to Tanzania
- Coordination with the World Bank, IMF and other multilateral institutions
- Other Matters
- Facilitating co-operation between NGOs in Tanzania and NGOs in the area of our accreditation
- Promoting cultural exchanges between Tanzania and other countries in the area of our accreditation
- Educational and Scientific cooperation
Brief History
The United Republic of Tanzania (Kiswahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania is a result of the unification of Tanganyika (the mainland) and the Zanzibar islands. Tanganyika and Zanzibar united on 26th April 1964, forming the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became independent from the British on December 1961 and Zanzibar became free through a revolution on 12th January 1963.
Mwalimu Julius k. Nyerere – Revolutionary leader and First President of Tanzania
Some of the oldest human settlements have been unearthed in Tanzania. The oldest human fossils where found in and around Olduvai Gorge (Oldupai) in northern Tanzania, an area referred to as “The Cradle of Mankind”. It is believed to be the birth place of humanity. Fossils found in this area include Paranthropus bones thought to be over 2 million years old, and the oldest known footprints of the immediate ancestors of humans, the Laetoli footprints, estimated to be about 3.6 million years old.
About 10,000 years ago, Tanzania was populated by hunter-gatherer communities who spoke Khoisan. They were joined by Cushitic-speaking people who came from the north about 5000 years ago. The Khoisan peoples were slowly absorbed. Cushitic peoples introduced basic techniques of agriculture, food production, and later cattle farming. About 2000 years ago, Bantu speaking people began to arrive from western Africa in a series of migrations. They further developed iron working skills, introduced different ideas of social and political organization. Later, Nilotic pastoralists arrived, and continued to immigrate into the area through to the 18th century.
In the early first Millennium CE, trade with Arabia and Persia made the East African coast economically strong. As a result Islam was introduced and due to the Arab-centric doctrine of Islam, some Arabic influences entered the language – resulting in the emergence of the Kiswahili language. The Kiswahili language continued to grow as a result of thriving trade with Arabs, Persians and Indians. Today’s Kiswahili language is colored with influence from Arabic, Indian and European languages, but a majority of it remains Bantu.
Stone tools by early man found in Olduvai Gorge-Tanzania
All along the coast, as well as on the islands of the Zanzibar, archipelago, and Kilwa, many trading cities thrived. Between the 13th and 15th centuries, in a period known as the Shirazi Era, these cities flourished, with trade in ivory, gold and other goods extending as far away as India and China. The Swahili influence was felt east to the islands of Comoros and Madagascar, as well as west into central Africa, the great lakes kingdoms, and Zimbabwe. In the early 1300s Ibn Battuta, an international Berber traveler from North Africa, visited Kilwa and proclaimed it one of the best cities in the world. Kilwa was one of the early trading towns in the world to use money.
In 1498 Vasco da Gama became the first European to reach the East African coast, and by 1525 the Portuguese had subdued the entire coast. Portuguese control lasted until the early 18th century, when Arabs from Oman established a foothold in the region. During this time, Zanzibar became the center for the Arab slave trade. Due to the Arab and Persian domination at this later time, many Europeans misconstrued the nature of Swahili civilization as a product of Arab colonization. However, this misunderstanding has begun to dissipate over the past 40 years as Swahili civilization is becoming recognized as principally African in origin.
The port of Zanzibar was visited by Dutch, English and French ships. The British East India Company had a representative in Zanzibar, who acted as an advisor to the Sultan. In 1873 a British fleet forced Sultan Barghash to declare the end of the slave trade. Although reduced, illegal slave trade continued.
In 1848 the German missionary Johannes Rebmann became the first European to see Mount Kilimanjaro, and in 1858 Richard Burton and John Speke mapped Lake Tanganyika. In January 1866 the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone went to Zanzibar, from where he set out to seek the source of the Nile. After having lost contact with the outside world for years, he was found in the town of Ujiji on the shores of Lake Tanganyika on November 10, 1871. Henry Morton Stanley, who had been sent in a publicity stunt to find him by the New York Herald newspaper greeted him with the now famous words “Dr Livingstone, I presume?”
Marhubi Palace ruins – Home of Omani Sultan in late 1800s on the Zanzibar Islands
In 1877 the first of a series of Belgian expeditions arrived in Zanzibar. In the course of these expeditions, in 1879 a station was founded in Kigoma on the eastern bank of Lake Tanganyika, soon to be followed by the station of Mpala on the opposite western bank. Both stations were founded in the name of the Comite D’Etudes Du Haut Congo, a predecessor organization of the Congo Free State. The fact that this station had been established and supplied from Zanzibar and Bagamoyo led to the inclusion of East Africa into the territory of the Conventional Basin of the Congo at the Berlin Conference of 1885.
At the table in Berlin, contrary to widespread perception, rules were established among the colonial powers as how to proceed in the establishment of colonies and protectorates. While the Belgian interest soon concentrated on the Congo River, the British and Germans focused on Eastern Africa and in 1886 partitioned continental East Africa between themselves; the Sultanate of Zanzibar, now reduced to the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, remained under the Sultan from Oman for the moment.
The Congo Free State was eventually to give up its claim on Kigoma (its oldest station in Central Africa) and on any territory to the east of Lake Tanganyika, to Germany.
Tanganyika as a geographical and political entity did not take shape before the period of High Imperialism; its name only came into use after German East Africa was transferred to the United Kingdom as a mandate by the League of Nations in 1920.
Tanganyika was colonized first by Germans (1880s until 1919) then the British (1919 to 1961). It served as a military outpost during World War II and provided financial help as well as munitions. Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere became Prime Minister of British-admi
CONTACT US
Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania
1232 22nd St. NW, Washington D.C 20037
Telephone: (202)884-1080, (202)939-6125/7
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The Grumeti Reserves is a newly established private concession on the Northern-Western Corridor of the Serengeti which include Ikorongo Game Reserve, Grumeti Game Reserve and Fort Ikoma Open Area. The concessionis so seclusion and exclusive demarcated by the annual great wildebeest natural migration which passes through these reserves in June, July and August, November each year.
The concession is managed by Singita of South Africa, include the three luxury camps in a game with area equal to taht of Masai Mara in Kenya.
Apart from game drives and walking, bird watching, tourists can also do archery, tennis, hot-air ballooning, horseback game viewing, billiards, a fully equipped spa and gym, mountain biking and a jogging track.
Lodges and luxury camps in Grumeti Reserves:
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Sabora Plains Tented Camp is a lavish tented camp on the Serengeti plains decorated in 1920’s grand campaign style and consisting of 6 luxury tents; and the
Singita Game Reserves > Singita Sasakwa Lodge
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Sasakwa Hill Lodge is a hilltop lodge in the style of an English manor home with awe-inspiring views over the Serengeti plains. This lodge consists of seven free-standing cottages: 3 one bedroom suites: 2 two bedroom suites, a three bedroom suite and a luxury villa with four bedrooms
Singita Game Reserves > Singita Faru Faru Lodge
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Faru Faru River Lodge, with a classic East African safari feel on the Grumeti River and comprising only six suites. Each of these three spectacular locations is positioned ideally on the renowned migratory route traversed annually by more than a million wildebeest and home to large herds of resident game that give incredible game viewing all year round.
Singita Grumeti Reserves
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About Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. They include the plains of Serengeti National Park, a spectacular safari destination worldly known by its World Largest Mammal Migration and the vast population of the “big five” (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino). It also include Ngorongoro crater, a sanctuary of natural life where different and diverse species living and completing in a closed ecosystem in one crater floor. Tanzania go far by hosting the Africa tallest mountain known as “The Mountain of Greatness”, “The Kilimanjaro Mountain”
Great Migration Event
Migration
The migration popularly known as “The Great Migration” comprises of over 2 millions of wildebeest, 500,000 zebras and nearly 200,000 Thomson Gazelles moving to and from Masai mara game reserve in Kenya and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania searching for waters and food(pastures).
Major Events
This is a natural calendar and therefore we do not expect to be perfect as stated here. We are just giving the round estimate of whereabouts at the stated time or nearby that time.
January – February
In January and most of February at Ndutu areas we experience the greatest events where by new baby are born in thousand numbers.
August – September
In August and September each year we have Mara River crossing (a never miss event because wildebeest and hungry crocodiles meet in a what other call “Crocodiles Feast). These are one of the Largest Crocodiles in the world where they fed to death the large number of wildebeest crossing the river whereby other are dying and other are caught alive and eaten by crocodiles.
December
In December again we have the same event at merely the same place.
Largest Caldera on the Planet
Ngorongoro crater within Ngorongoro conservation area is another World wonders where dangerous animals like Lion, Elephants, Leopard, and Buffaloes live with human being, The Masai Tribe). The crater is the world largest unbroken, unfolded and unflooded caldera hosting millions of varied species in a single crater floor. That mean they form a complete closed ecosystem where by predators like Lion, Leopard and others do not go out the crater and hence they do not need to eat humans. Milions of tourist each year visit this unique sanctuary of wildlife and other creations to witness the wonders of nature.
The Africa’s Tallest Mountain, The Kilimanjaro
The country is also worldwide know by hosting Mount Kilimanjaro, The Africa’s highest mountain and the world highest free standing peak.
Stunning Beaches of Zanzibar
Zanzibar is is also known as “Spices Island” is the tropical islands, a Tanzanian archipelago, 25–50 kilometres (16–31 mi) off the coast of the mainland, and consist of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on Unguja island, the historic centre is Stone Town, which is a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar’s main economic activities are spices, raffia, and tourism businesses. Specifically, the islands main products are cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. Thus, the islands, collectively with Mafia Island, are sometimes called the Spice Islands. Zanzibar is the home to the widespread Zanzibar red colobus monkey, the Zanzibar servaline genet, and the (possibly extinct) Zanzibar leopard.
Major Facts
These facts are collection of information assembled to help those in a hurry to get a quick picture about Tanzania in simple data format.
The data are derived from different sources which include
- Wikipedia directory,
- unstats.un.org,
- Transparency Organization Website,
- National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania – NBS,
- reports.weforum.org
- plus many other anonymous sources.
Borders of Tanzania:
- Total border mileage: 3,861 km 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
Languages of Tanzanians:
- Kiswahili (most spoken language, a code or means of communication for normal life)
- English (used in teaching secondary to universities, also used as an official language in many government and private offices)
- Tribal languages about 125 of them
Main Food of Tanzanians:
- Stiff Porridge with beans
- Other main foods are cooked rice, bananas, potatoes, cassava served with beans, beef, fishes etc
Means of Transportation:
- Railways – Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL). TAZARA owned by Tanzania and Zambia offering transport from Dar to Lusaka Zambia serving the cities along the railway
- Waters – Transport available in Indian ocean and Lakes like Victoria, Tanganyika, Nyasa etc. Major harbours are Dar es salaam habour and minor one in Mtwara and Tanga
- Air: Air Tanzania (Government Owned), Precision Air and FastJet (Privately owned). Major International Airports are Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Road – a lot of private buses are available within the country major cities like Dar – Arusha, Dar – Mbeya, Dar –Moshi, Dar – Mwanza and vice versa. Also trips outside the country available like Tanzania – Kenya, Tanzania –Uganda, Tanzania –Zambia to South Africa and vice versa. The major bus stand is Ubungo Terminal in Ubungo, Dar
Main Markets and Supermarkets:
- Kariakoo – The largest market in Tanzania
- Nakumat Suppermarket, foreigned owned in Arusha, Moshi and Dar
- Imalaseko Supermarket, Mwanza and Dar
- Ali Supermarket, Dodoma
- Dallars Supermarket, Moshi
- Highway Supermarket, Moshi
- International Supermarket Ltd Zanzibar
- Kijenge Self Service Supermarket, Arusha
- Laidon Mini Supermarket , Kilimanjaro
- Migoz Supermarket, Airport Road, Zanzibar
- Oysterbay Mini Supermarket, Dar Es Salaam
- Protein Supermarket, Zanzibar
- Rubby Supermarket, Arusha
- Rushda Supermarket, Arusha
- S. S. Supermarket Ltd, Dar Es Salaam
- D. Supermarket, Tanga
- Score Supermarket (t) Ltd , Dar Es Salaam
- Self Service Supermarket, Dar Es Salaam
- Shoppers supermarket Ltd, Dar Es Salaam
- Shrijee`s Supermarket, Dar Es Salaam
- Shrijees Supermarket, Dar Es Salaam
- Site Self Service Supermarket, Dar Es Salaam
- The Village Supermarket , Dar es salaam,
- Uchumi Supermarket , Dar es salaam
- Yashnas Mini Supermarket, Dodoma
Main Banks of Tanzania:
- CRDB own major market share
- NMB – (National Microfinance Bank)
- NBC – National Bank Of Commerce (Tanzania)
- Standard Chartered Tanzania
- Stanbic Bank
- Exim Bank (Tanzania)
- Azania Bank
- Akiba Commercial Bank
- Amana Bank
- Bank M
- Dar es salaam Community Bank
- Peoples’ Bank of Zanzibar
- Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania)
- Mkombozi Commercial Bank
- TIB Development Bank
- Tanzania Women Bank Limited
Click here to download more banks complete list of Bank detail
Main Religious in Tanzania:
- Christianity (65% not official)
- Islam (25% not official)
- Others (10% not official)
Coastline Length:
- 1,424 km
Elevation Extremes:
- Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m,
- Highest point: Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak at 5,895 m
Tourist Destinations and Attractions:
- Destinations: Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Dar es salaam, Mafia, Bagamoyo, Zanzibar, Pemba
- Major attractions: Mount Kilimanjaro, Wildebeest migration in Serengeti, Big five in Ngorongoro crater, Slave trade in Bagamoyo, Beaches in Zanzibar.
- Cultural tourism: Visit Masai boma in Longido, Engaruka, Ngorongor, and bushmen (Hadsabe) tour in Lake Natron and Lake Eyasi both in Arusha
Environment Current Issues:
- Soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats;
- Recent droughts affected marginal agriculture;
- Wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade, especially for ivory
Environment International Agreements:
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Fresh Waters Relative Coverage in Africa:
- 80%
Geographical Coverage:
- 947,300 sq km (land: 885,800 sq km, water: 61,500 sq km includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar)
Tanzania GDP (2010):
- $23.06 billion
Open Budget Index (2010):
- Some,
- Score 45/100
Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births – 2010):
- 50
Life Expectancy:
- 60.85 years (2012)
Literacy Rate (2009):
- 72.9%
Govern Transparency Index:
Corruption Perceptions Index (2015):
- 117/168,
- Score 30/100
Control of Corruption (2010):
- 30%
Global Competitiveness Index (2012-2013):
- Rank: 120 /142,
- Score: 3.60 /7
Human Development Index (2011):
- Rank: 152 /187,
- Score: 0.466
- Human Development: Low
Rule of Law in Tanzania (2010):
- Percentile Rank: 36%
- Score: -0.511704621
Press Freedom Index (2011-2012):
- Rank: 34 /179
- Score: 6.00
Voice and Accountability (2010):
- Percentile Rank: 46 %
- Score: -0.09658169
Judicial Independence (2011-2012):
- Rank: 75 /142
- Score: 3.6 /7
Growth Rate:
- 2.6% 2012 Census),
Highest Mountain:
- Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only two mountains on the continent that has glaciers (the other is Mount Kenya)
Human Rights Compliance:
Major human rights violation include
- Killing of people with albinism
- Killing of elders in Lake zone
- Freedom of expression, access to information and press freedom
- Freedom of assembly
- Biased Elections
- Death Penalty
- Poverty make a large number of Tanzanians failed to access major public services like education and medical
Income per Capital by 2015 est:
- Position worldwide: 191/229
- Per capita: $2,900
Irrigated Land:
- 1,840 sq km (2003)
Lakes of Tanzania:
- Lake Victoria (the world’s second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world’s second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in the southwest
Literacy Levels:
- Total population: 70.6%
- Male: 75.9%
- Female: 65.4% (2015 est.)
Maritime Claims: :
- Territorial sea: 12 nm, exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Mining Resources Index:
Mountains of Tanzania:
- Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,334 ft / 5,893 m. It has about 134 summits in Moshi, Tanzania
- Mount Meru, 14,977 ft / 4,565 m. It has about 7 summits , in Arusha, Tanzania
Natural Hazards:
- Flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season;
- Drought during dry season from July to March wach year
- Volcanism: limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (elev. 2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active
- Earthquakes in Great Rift Valley from North Tanzania, to West via Central Tanzania
Natural Resources:
- Hydro-power in Mtera, Dodoma, Lower Kihansi, Kilombero Tanzania, Nyumba ya Mungu, Mwanga, Tanzania
- Rare Earth Minerals
- Gold
- Iron Ore
- Copper
- Diamonds
- Uranium
- Graphite
- Nickel
- Phosphates
- Coal
- Tanzanite, other gemstones are ruby, tourmaline, green garnet etc),
- Natural gas,
- Wood and timber
- Wildlife
Political Sensitivity:
- Moderate
Population by 2015:
- Overall: 54 308 045
- Rural: 30%
- Urban: 70%
Population Living Under USD 1.25 /day:
- 43.5% by 2012
Religious Sensitivity:
- Moderate
Country Relative Size
- Slightly larger than twice the size of California
Arable Land:
- 80%
Tanzania Climate:
- Varies from tropical along coast to temperate in Nothern and Southern highlands of Mbeya and Arusha
Terrains of Tanzania:
- Plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Tourism Attraction and Earning Index:
- 93/141 worldwide
- 5/33 in Africa
Tribes of Tanzania:
- 125 (Approximate figures)
World Economy index ranking by 2016:
- 75th World largest economy by USD 150.6 billion next after Kenya at 74th position worthy USD 152.7 billion
- 9th Largest economy in Africa
- Egypt: $1.105 trillion (up 5.2%)
- Nigeria: $1.089 trillion (down -0.5%)
- South Africa: $736.3 billion (up 1.4%)
- Algeria: $609.4 billion (up 4.9%)
- Morocco: $282.8 billion (up 3.2%)
- Angola: $187.3 billion (up 1.3%)
- Ethiopia: $174.7 billion (up 7.9%)
- Kenya: $152.7 billion (up 7.4%)
- Tanzania: $150.6 billion (up 8.6%)
World Population Index Ranking:
- 24th world largest state population wise
- 5 largest in Africa after Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt and DR Congo
- 1st Largest in East Africa
Tanzania Population Estimation from 1951 to 2025
Tanzania population history
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 1951 | 7 748 535 | N/A % |
| 1952 | 7 951 607 | 2.62 % |
| 1953 | 8 165 329 | 2.69 % |
| 1954 | 8 388 983 | 2.74 % |
| 1955 | 8 622 101 | 2.78 % |
| 1956 | 8 864 475 | 2.81 % |
| 1957 | 9 116 153 | 2.84 % |
| 1958 | 9 377 421 | 2.87 % |
| 1959 | 9 648 760 | 2.89 % |
| 1960 | 9 930 755 | 2.92 % |
| 1961 | 10 223 935 | 2.95 % |
| 1962 | 10 528 634 | 2.98 % |
| 1963 | 10 844 885 | 3.00 % |
| 1964 | 11 172 479 | 3.02 % |
| 1965 | 11 511 294 | 3.03 % |
| 1966 | 11 861 199 | 3.04 % |
| 1967 | 12 222 463 | 3.05 % |
| 1968 | 12 596 767 | 3.06 % |
| 1969 | 12 987 027 | 3.10 % |
| 1970 | 13 396 032 | 3.15 % |
| 1971 | 13 825 631 | 3.21 % |
| 1972 | 14 276 127 | 3.26 % |
| 1973 | 14 745 735 | 3.29 % |
| 1974 | 15 231 064 | 3.29 % |
| 1975 | 15 728 710 | 3.27 % |
| 1976 | 16 236 850 | 3.23 % |
| 1977 | 16 755 724 | 3.20 % |
| 1978 | 17 287 081 | 3.17 % |
| 1979 | 17 833 569 | 3.16 % |
| 1980 | 18 397 942 | 3.16 % |
| 1981 | 18 982 218 | 3.18 % |
| 1982 | 19 587 110 | 3.19 % |
| 1983 | 20 211 571 | 3.19 % |
| 1984 | 20 853 272 | 3.17 % |
| 1985 | 21 510 083 | 3.15 % |
| 1986 | 22 179 448 | 3.11 % |
| 1987 | 22 860 498 | 3.07 % |
| 1988 | 23 559 519 | 3.06 % |
| 1989 | 24 289 068 | 3.10 % |
| 1990 | 25 060 746 | 3.18 % |
| 1991 | 25 882 845 | 3.28 % |
| 1992 | 26 755 674 | 3.37 % |
| 1993 | 27 663 332 | 3.39 % |
| 1994 | 28 576 544 | 3.30 % |
| 1995 | 29 466 809 | 3.12 % |
| 1996 | 30 318 633 | 2.89 % |
| 1997 | 31 133 859 | 2.69 % |
| 1998 | 31 928 867 | 2.55 % |
| 1999 | 32 729 617 | 2.51 % |
| 2000 | 33 563 436 | 2.55 % |
| 2001 | 34 445 326 | 2.63 % |
| 2002 | 35 377 271 | 2.71 % |
| 2003 | 36 360 854 | 2.78 % |
| 2004 | 37 400 781 | 2.86 % |
| 2005 | 38 500 467 | 2.94 % |
| 2006 | 39 663 224 | 3.02 % |
| 2007 | 40 891 426 | 3.10 % |
| 2008 | 42 183 374 | 3.16 % |
| 2009 | 43 533 429 | 3.20 % |
| 2010 | 44 935 319 | 3.22 % |
| 2011 | 46 385 762 | 3.23 % |
| 2012 | 47 884 354 | 3.23 % |
| 2013 | 49 429 583 | 3.23 % |
| 2014 | 51 018 039 | 3.21 % |
| 2015 | 52 646 521 | 3.19 % |
| 2016 | 54 308 045 | 3.16 % |
Forecasted Population Size to 2050
| 2020 | 62,267,349 | 3.09 % |
| 2025 | 72,032,837 | 2.96 % |
| 2030 | 82,927,172 | 2.86 % |
| 2035 | 95,004,550 | 2.76 % |
| 2040 | 108,174,443 | 2.63 % |
| 2045 | 122,259,045 | 2.48 % |
| 2050 | 137,135,916 | 2.32 % |