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Tanzania ia… Facts about Tanzan ia …
Politics Official name Type of government Chief of State Head of government Date of independence National Day Capital Administrative divisions Member of international organizations Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania Republic President Jakaya Kikwete (since Dec. 21, 2005) President Jakaya Kikwete (since Dec. 21, 2005) April 26, 1964 Union Day – April 26 Dodoma (since 1996) 26 regions Commonwealth, G-6, G-77, African Union, International Development Agency, International Red Cross, International Olympic Committee, Nonaligned Movement, UN, World Bank, etc. Tanzania Tanzanian 40,213,162 (2008) 42.55 per km2 (2008) 25 % (2007) 75 % (2007) 0.7 138th/157 43.5% 53.7% 2.8% 35.12 (2008) 12.92 (2008) 70.46 deaths/1000 2.072% (2008) 88,280,060 19th (+119.53%) 51.45 years 50.06 years 52.88 years 62% 85%/49% Tanzania 69.4% (2002) 77.5% 62.2% Canada Canadian 33,212,696 (2008) 3.33 per km2 (2008) 81 % (2007) 19% (2007) 7.6 4th/157 16.3 % 68.8% 14.9% 10.29 (2008) 7.61 (2008) 5.08 deaths/1000 0.83% (2008) 41,430,000 42nd (+24.74%) 81.16 years 78.65 years 83.81 years 100% 100%/99% Canada 99% 99% 99% Canada 9,984,670 km2 – 2nd largest country, 10x Tanzania Toronto (5,113,149), Montréal(3,635,571), Vancouver (2,116,581), Ottawa (1,130,760), Calgary (1,079,310), Edmonton (1,034,945), Québec (715,515), Winnipeg (694,668), Hamilton (662,911), London (457,720). Canada Canadian Dollar (CAD) $1 CAD = 1,175.89 TZS $1.266 trillion CAD (2007) 2.7% (2007) $36,008.40 CAD (2007) 23rd 2..1% (2007) $720.78 billion CAD (2006) 17.95 million (2007) agriculture (2%); industry (14%); construction (5%); government & services (74%); other (3%) 4th of 177 countries 0.961 (Iceland, Norway, Australia) Canada Canada constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, federation Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952) represented by Governor-General Michaëlle Jean Prime Minister Stephen Harper (since February 6, 2006) July 1, 1867 Canada Day – July 1 Ottawa 10 provinces & 3 territories Commonwealth; G-7, G-8, G-10; La Francophonie; International Development Agency; International Red Cross; NATO; Organization of American States; UN, World Bank, World Health Organization etc.
Human Statistics Nationality Population Population density Urban Population Rural Population Ecological Footprint Gender Ranking (2005) Age structure (2008) 0-14 years 15-64 years over 65 years Birth rate (births/1000) Death rate (deaths/1000) Infant mortality rate Population Growth Rate Est. population in 2050 Life expectancy (2008) male female Access to clean water Urban/Rural (2004) Literacy Rate Total Men Women Geography Area 10 largest cities (2006)
Tanzania 945,087 km2 – the same size as British Columbia Dar es Salaam (2,612,422), Arusha (317,169), Mbeya (258,102), Morogoro (235,402), Mwanza (225,244), Zanzibar (219,954),, Tanga (190,029), Dodoma (168,706), Moshi (160,495), Kigoma (143,310). Tanzania Tanzanian shilling (TZS) 1 TZS = $ 0.00088 CAD www.oanda.com/convert/classic $49.93 billion CAD (2007) 7.3% (2007) $346.73 CAD (2007) 187nd 7.0% (2007) $ 4.85 billion CAD 20.04 million (2007) agriculture (42.8%), industry(18.4%), services (38.7%) 159th of 177 countries 0.467
Economy Monetary unit (2008) GDP (Gross domestic product) GDP – Growth Rate Gross national income Inflation Rate Foreign debt Formal labour force (2007) Human Development Index HDI Rank (2007)
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Languages Official language(s) Other/Local languages Tanzania Kiswahili (Kiunguja in Zanzibar); English business Arabic (particularly in Zanzibar) 120 local languages Tanzania Sukuma (13%), Nyamwezi, Chagga, Shirazi, Zaramo, Makonde – mostly Bantu group (95%) less than 1% Europeans, Asians, Arabs
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Canada English (59.3%); French (23.2%); other (17.5%) Chinese, Italian, German, Punjabi, Spanish, Arabic, and 53 aboriginal languages (17.5%) Canada British (28%); French (23%); other European eg. German, Italian, Ukrainian (15%); indigenous eg. First Nations, Inuit (2%); others (incl. Asian, African, Arab (6%), mixed background (26%) Canada Roman Catholic (42.6%); Protestant (23.3%); other Christian (4.4%), Muslim (1.9%); Jewish (1.1%); Hindu (1%); Sikh (1%); unspecified/none (16%) Canada 4.57% Air pollution resulting in acid rain affecting lakes, smelting, coal-burning, vehicle emissions, ocean waters becoming contaminated by human activity Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, potash, molybdenum, silver, timber, coal, petroleum, tin, natural gas, hydropower, diamonds, wildlife, fish Canada wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, forest products, fish
Ethnic Groups Main
Major Religions Main
Tanzania Mainland - Christian (30%), Muslim (35%), indigenous (35%) Zanzibar – more than 99% Muslim Tanzania 4.23 % Soil degradation, deforestation, desertification, destruction of coral reefs, wildlife threatened by poaching and trade especially for ivory, droughts Tanzania Hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Environment Arable Land Environmental Issues
Natural resources Land
Agriculture Main crops
Tanzania Coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum, cashews, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava, bananas, fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats Tanzania Agricultural processing, diamond, gold & iron mining, salt, cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer Tanzania Gold, coffee, cashews, manufactured goods, cotton
Industry Main
Canada transportation equipment, chemicals, petroleum, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, paper products, wood, fish, natural gas, petroleum Canada motor vehicles & car parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum US (81.6%), UK (2.3%),Japan (2.1%) machinery & equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, consumer goods US (54.9%), China (8.7%), Mexico (4%) Vegetable products, textiles, machinery, metals, plastics, vehicles, paper products ($46,574,645 CAD) Canada AM 245; FM 582; shortwave 6 (2004) 80 (plus repeaters) (1997) 21,000,000(2006); 18,749,000 cellular mobile (2006) 4,196,000 (2007)/22,000,000 (2005) 66.24 % pop. Canada 48,467 km 1,042,300 km – (415,600 km/626,700 km) Fraser River, Halifax, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec, Saint John’s, Sept-Iles, Vancouver 1,343 (2007) - 509/834
Trade Exports
Exports – partners (2006) Imports Imports – partners (2006) Main Exports to Each Other (2007) Communications Radio stations Television stations Telephones Internet Providers/Users Transportation Railways (2006) Highways-Paved/Unpaved) Ports and harbours (alphabetical) Airports - Paved/Unpaved
China (8.8%), India (8.8%), Netherlands (6.2%), Japan (5.3%), Zambia (4.7%), UAE (4.2%), Germany (4.2%) Consumer goods, machinery, transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil South Africa (9.8%), China (9.4%), Kenya (7.8%), India (6.8%), UAE (5.9%), Zambia (5.7%), US (4%) Vegetable products, animal products, textiles, food, Machinery, wood products ($2,131,577 CAD) Tanzania AM station:12 FM stations:11 shortwave: 2 6 television stations (4 private) Line:169,135 (2007); 6.72 million cellular mobile (2007) 20,757 hosts/384,300 users (2007) 0.95% population Tanzania 3,690 km 78,891 km (6,808 km/72,083 km) Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, Zanzibar City 124 (2007) 10/114
Sources https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook CIA Fact Book http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Currency Converter http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-222123535-NMS Facts at a Glance – Tanzania & Canada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania Wikipedia-Tanzania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Wkipedia-Canada
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