While the poverty rate in the country has declined, the absolute number of poor citizens has not because of the high population growth rate. The country extends about 1,040 km from north to south and 1,080 km from east to west comprising a territory of 945,100 km2. Country profile tanzania is an african country bordered on the south by mozambique, malawi, and zambia. The united republic of tanzania national bureau of. Kenya, june 2007 3 compensation if they chose to leave. Tanzania is the largest country in east africa, located in the southern hemisphere along the indian ocean. Tanganyika and neighboring zanzibar, which had become independent in 1963 merged to form the nation of tanzania on. Africa tanzania the world factbook central intelligence agency. The country profiles describe the nature of income and poverty, and patterns. Tanzania will hold local government elections in november 2019, with presidential and parliamentary elections in october 2020. The united republic of tanzania basic demographic and socioeconomic profile statistical tables tanzania mainland and april, 2014 office of chief government statistician ministry of state, presidents office, state house and good governance zanzibar national. This 2016 tanzania country gender profile is a product of collaborative work led by the gender main. Even though this country is amongst the poorest in the world, the. It consists of the first three letters of the names of the two states tan and zan and the suffix, ia to form tanzania.
Tanzania shares borders with kenya and uganda to the north, rwanda and burundi to the northwest, the democratic republic of the congo to the west, zambia and. Kenya, uganda, rwanda, burundi, the democratic republic of congo, zambia, malawi, and mozambique. Zanzibar, was selected as one of the first three pmi focus countries. Country profile tanzania international trade centre. There is a high incidence of early marriage in tanzania that has remained unchanged over. Tanganyika and zanzibar merge to become tanzania with mr nyerere as president and afroshirazi leader abeid amani karume as. Oneparty rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s.
It is bordered by kenya and uganda to the north, rwanda, burundi and the democratic republic of congo to the west and zambia, malawi and mozambique to the south. In 1995, the country held its first democratic elections since the 1970s. Above 3,000ft this is modified by a significant reduction of temperature, particularly at night. As organisations send us their findings, reports, tools and models of change, we can update these reports and show where progress is being made. Economy profile of tanzania doing business 2020 indicators in order of appearance in the document starting a business procedures, time, cost and paidin minimum capital to start a limited liability company dealing with construction permits procedures, time and cost to complete all formalities to build a warehouse and the quality control and safety. The geography of tanzania is varied with lake victoria in the west. The role of heis in tanzania is linked to meeting the developmental needs of the countrys economy. A markedly diversified economy, characterized by robust private consumption, substantial public spending, strong investment growth, and an upturn in exports underpinned the positive outlook. Import and export figures include husked and milled rice. Tanzania is home to two renowned tourism destinations africas highest mountain, kilimanjaro, and wildliferich national parks such as the serengeti but has become a target for poachers. Spoken languages are swahili and english both official, arabic widely spoken in zanzibar.
Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Tanzania contains the highest mountain in africa, mount kilimanjaro, which has a permanent snowcap and small glaciers. Other censuses were carried out in 1967, 1978, 1988 and 2002. Widening participation in higher education in ghana and tanzania. Despite the countrys reputation for stability, peace. Shortly after achieving independence from britain in the early 1960s, tanganyika and zanzibar merged to form the united republic of tanzania in 1964. The country is administratively subdivided into 30 mkoa regions, and these are further subdivided into 183 wilaya districts. The country was renamed the united republic of tanzania on october 29, 1964. Tanzania market overview tanzania market overview discusses key economic indicators and trade statistics, which countries are dominant in the market, the u. The landscape assessment focused on the united states agency for international development usaid population and reproductive health. In june 2005, the united republic of tanzania, which includes both the mainland and. In recent examples includes the role of heis in contributing to the development of the rural areas through research that promotes the use of renewable. Between 2012 and 2014 he also served as head of risk and quality in the east africa market area of pwc covering kenya, mauritius, rwanda, uganda, tanzania and zambia.
The minimum legal age for marriage is 15 years for women and 18 years for men. Elephants, rhinos, lions, cheetahs, leopards tourism accounts for a significant share of gdp and is essential to the. Country profiles for ghana and tanzania university of sussex. Tanzania country profile 272k usaid tanzania country profile fact sheet by empowering tanzanian women and youth, achieving inclusive, broadbased, and sustainable economic growth, and improving effective democratic governance, these programs aim to advance tanzanias socioeconomic transformation toward middleincome status by 2025. Cdc works with both tanzanias ministry of health, community development, gender, elderly, and children on the mainland and the ministry of health on zanzibar to support hiv testing, prevention, and. Born on april 26th, 1964, tanzania was conceived after lengthy talks to merge tanganyika and zanzibar began years prior. To form a sole ruling party in both parts of the union nyerere merged tanu with the zanzibar ruling party, the afroshirazi party asp of zanzibar to form the ccm chama cha mapinduziccm revolutionary party, on february 5, 1977. The human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Leonard was country leader of pricewaterhousecoopers in tanzania for 14 years from 20002014. Tanzania is home to two renowned tourism destinations africas highest mountain, kilimanjaro, and wildliferich national parks such as the serengeti but. The country is endowed with a variety of tourism assets, including seven united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization unesco world heritage sites and numerous wildlife parks, beach resorts, coral. The united republic of tanzania borders the indian ocean to the east, and has land borders with eight countries. The country includes zanzibar consisting of the main. Whilst there are numerous challenges to overcome before fgm is eradicated in tanzania.
Annual malaria deaths in tanzania are estimated to be 60,000, with 80 percent of these deaths among children under five years of age. Combining work, family and personal life timeuse statistics 2006 16. Review of national health care national health care profile the population of tanzania is overwhelmingly young, as approximately 45% of the population is under the age of 15, while only 5% is over the age of 60. Katavi, selous, and the greater ruaha ecosystem species focus. Tanzania african development bank building today, a. Country profile presidents malaria initiative pmi tanzania.
Dfid profiles set out how our country programmes contribute to delivering the uk aid strategy for the financial years 201718 to 20182019. The name tanzania was created as a clipped compound of the names of the two states that unified to create the country. Education university and others highest level of educational 2012 attainment % 2012 primary training after primary school school dropout status of. It is hoped that, despite the shorttime frame used, this pro. The merging was spearheaded by the charismatic leaders of their two most prominent political parties. Presidents malaria initiative tanzania country profile. Library of congress federal research division country profile. The tanzania national bureau of statistics reports that real gross domestic product gdp growth was 7.
Neighboring countries include burundi, democratic republic of the congo, kenya, malawi, mozambique, rwanda, uganda, and zambia. As first of its kind, the tanzania decent work country profile provides an important milestone in the. Country profile united republic of tanzania tanzania at a glance demography the most recent census set the population of the united republic of tanzania in 2012 at 45 million. Tanzania country profile this document is extracted from the tanzania investment plan produced by the government of tanzania with support from the african development bank afdb and the world bank group under the scaling up renewable energy program in low income countries, a program of the climate investment funds. Cdc works with both tanzania s ministry of health, community development, gender, elderly, and children on the mainland and the ministry of health on zanzibar to support hiv testing, prevention, and. Shortly after independence, tanganyika and zanzibar merged to form the nation of tanzania in 1964. The countrys overall population is about 55 million 2016. Background and current conditions congressional research service 1 background tanzania, with an eastern seaboard on the indian ocean and a western border abutting several of east africas great lakes, is a mediumsized poor country.
The united republic of tanzania is located in eastern africa. As in many countries in the region, young people make up a large share of the population. Tanzania is a country in east africa bordering the indian ocean. Tanzania is marked by stability and enjoys one of the best annual economic growth rates in subsaharan africa. The world bank supports tanzania s growth through policy analysis, grants, and credits, with a focus on infrastructure and the private sector. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military.
Tanganyika gained independence from british rule and merged with zanzibar. The 2012 phc was the fifth census after the union of tanganyika and zanzibar in 1964. Tanganyika and zanzibar merge to become tanzania with mr nyerere as president and afroshirazi leader abeid amani karume as vice. Combating poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in tanzania through an integrated approach number of distinct eco project sites.
Malaria is a major public health problem in tanzania. Except for the higher mountains, the whole country has a tropical climate. Kenyatta supported the distribution of white settler land to africans through land purchase and struck a deal with britain to help finance a massive land purchase. Food and agriculture organization fao of the united nations using 20 data, the last year with all data available in march 2018 notes. Tanzania is an east african country situated on the indian ocean just south of the equator. Tanzania has sustained relatively high economic growth over the last decade, averaging 67% a year.
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