Tanzania, Africa

By Sarah

Did You Know…

The highest point in Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro, which is in the Northern part of Tanzania.(5, 895 meters, 19, 340 ft.)

In 1999 1.3 million People in Tanzania were living with AIDS.

Only 2% of the Tanzanian population is over the age of 65 (2009 est.

Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania is the world’s second deepest lake.

The remains of the earliest humans, including the 2 million year old Homo habilis were found in Tanzania

Area: 364, 898 sq. miles

Population: 41,048,532(growth rate of 2%)

Life Expectancy: 51.98

Religions: 30-40% Muslim, 30-40% Christian, the remaining is a mix of others.

Housing

153,264 have no more than two sleeping rooms in their homes.68,326 have earth floors in their homes.139,131 do not have electricity.79,686 have homes made of mud-and-stick or sun-dried brick walls.29,864 have non-durable roofs (like thatched-grass).

Type of Government:

Republic: A state in which the supreme power rest in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.

GDP per Capita: $1,300 (2007 est.)

Number of TV Stations: 3

Military Expenditures (as percentage of GDP): 0.926% (2008)

FoodAlong the coast people

eat rice and green vegetables or fish or meat is the most popular staple food. Beyond the coast line people eat cooked or steamed green bananas or maize and millet meal eaten with relish such as beans, fish or meat relish.

Tanzanian Flag

The green represents nature and agriculture activity in Tanzania. The fertility of the soil is also resembled in the green. The thick black stripe resembles the people of Tanzania. The blue in the flag represents the Indian Ocean, which along the coastline of the country. The final two thin yellow stripes along the black are a representation of the country’s mineral treasures.

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Sites

http://www.worldpress.org/profiles/tanzania.cfm

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2843.htm

http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/tz.html

http://www.pressreference.com/Sw-Ur/Tanzania.html

http://www.globalcoachingandconsulting.com/Portals/32743/images//Tanzania-flag.jpg

http://www.tanzaniaembassy.or.jp/english/ge_info/cu_food.html#07

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http://www.indigoguide.com/kilimanjaro/tanzania-facts.htm

http://www.habitat.org/intl/ame/203.aspx