Tanzania
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government:
Population: 31,270,820 (33% urban)
Total area: 53,000 sq. km
Languages: Kiswahili and English (official)
Religions: Christian (45%), traditional animist beliefs (45%), Muslim (35%)
Per capita GDP: $730 p.a. (1998)
Exports: $952m; coffee, cashew nuts
Literacy: 67.8% (1995)
Life expectancy: 46.2 years (48.6f, 43.8m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Tanzania
[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Tanzania
[Atlapedia Online] country data - Tanzania
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Tanzania - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Index on Africa] country page - Tanzania
[Nation by Nation] country data - Tanzania - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
[World Skip] country data - Tanzania
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Governments on the WWW - Tanzania - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) Tanzania - works with three partner agencies in church development
Containers of Hope - Tanzania (United Kingdom) - registered charity of the Church of England aimed at the advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of poverty by the provision of aid in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, India and Turkey
European Union Development Programme - Tanzania
Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Tanzania (US-based, office in Mwanza) - provides financial services (small loans, village banking) to the world's poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed, self-supporting institutions
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Tanzania
 
Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
 
 
Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
 
 
Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
 
 
Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
 
 
Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Essential data:
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Tanzania
Social development:
[World Bank] country brief - Tanzania
[OneWorld.net] country database - Tanzania - news articles selected from around the world
[IRINnews.org] news archive - Tanzania - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Tanzania
[Africa Confidential] news articles on Tanzania
[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Tanzania
Human rights:
[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Tanzania
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Tanzania] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Tanzania - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Tanzania
[Political Resources] - Tanzania
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Tanzania - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Tanzania
 
Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
 
 
Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
 
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation