tanzania fast facts
Full Country Name: United Republic of Tanzania
Population: 37.6 million (UNDP HDR 2006)
Capital city: Dodoma (official), Dar Es Salaam (administrative)
Languages: Kiswahili, English
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (Tsh)
Major agricultural exports: cashew nuts, tobacco leaves, cotton lint, coffee, wheat
Population living on less than $2 a day: 90% (UNDP)
Life expectancy: 51 years
Adult Literacy Rate: 69%
HDI Ranking: 159 out of 177
did you know?
- Agriculture employs 80% of the workforce in Tanzania
- Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second largest fresh water lake in the world.
- At 5985m Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, is Africa's highest mountain.