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Est. Population:
52,482,726
Demonym:
Tanzanian
Religions:
Christian (50.7%)
Muslim (29.2%)
Folk religion (18.6%)
Hindu (1.0%)
Atheist (0.4%)
Largest City:
Dar es Salaam (4,364,541)
Other Cities:
Mwanza (706,543)
Arusha (416,442)
Dodoma (410,956)
Mbeya (385,279)
Morogoro (315,866)
Region:
Eastern Africa
Bodies of Water:
Indian Ocean (East)
Lake Victoria (North)
Lake Tanganyika (West)
Total Area:
947,300 km2 (93.6% Land, 6.4% Water)
Total Land:
3,861 km
Total Coastline:
1,424 km
Climate
Tropical
Temperate
Terrain:
Plains along the coast
Central plateau
Highlands in the north
Highest Point
Kilimanjaro (5,895 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Droughts
Type:
Republic
Head of State:
President John Magufuli
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa
Admin. Divisions
30 Regions
Independence:
26 April 1964 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Uhuru Torch
Nat'l Anthem:
Mungu ibariki Afrika
GDP Per Capita
$2,900 (USD)
Currency
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Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = #ERROR!2,283.00
Internet Code
.tz
Telephone Code
+255
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Tinga-Tinga is a form of bright colored painting native to Tanzania.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TZ (Ethnic and religious data)
http://nbs.go.tz/nbs/sensa/PDF/2012%20PHC%20POPULAR%20VERSION.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 21 December 2016
1The low percentages reflect the ethnic diversity in Tanzania.