Tanzania:  Country Brief

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:03:26Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:03:26Z
dc.date	2009
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:39:18Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:39:18Z
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dc.identifier	978-0-8213-7868-7
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2629
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243024
dc.description	The name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika, the mainland, and Zanzibar, the nearby archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The two united to become the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. With a surface area of 947,300 square kilometers, Tanzania is comparable in size to Nigeria and is slightly more than twice the size of the U.S. state of California. Tanzania's population of approximately 40.4 million (as of 2007) is the second largest in East Africa, after Ethiopia's. Dar es Salaam, the most populous city, contains approximately 2.7 million people and accounts for most commercial activity. Swahili (or Kiswahili) and English are the two official languages of Tanzania. A large number of local languages are also spoken. In Zanzibar, Arabic is commonly used. Agriculture remains the mainstay of Tanzania's economy, accounting for one-quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) and approximately 80 percent of employment. Tanzania is endowed with mineral and natural resources, including gold, diamonds, and several other precious and semiprecious stones. The blue gemstone tanzanite is found only in Tanzania. Tanzania accounted for almost two percent of world gold production as of 2006. Tanzania has a long history of hosting refugee's fleeing civil wars in nearby countries. As of January 2008, there were more than 380,000 refugees living in Tanzania, predominantly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tanzania is an up-market tourism destination. 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 reefs, and spectacular scenic mountain views.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subject	ARABLE LAND
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject	BIODIVERSITY
dc.subject	BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	COMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subject	CPI
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEBT REDUCTION
dc.subject	DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DRUGS
dc.subject	EARLY PREGNANCIES
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
dc.subject	ECOLOGY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	ENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subject	ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ENERGY USE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXPLOITATION
dc.subject	FARMING COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	FAST POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	FERTILITY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FISHING
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FUTURE EARNINGS
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITY
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GNP
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS WASTES
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject	HETEROSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subject	HIV
dc.subject	HOSPITAL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HUMAN SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject	HUMAN WELFARE
dc.subject	ILLNESSES
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INCOME TAXES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LAND DEGRADATION
dc.subject	LAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	LOGGING
dc.subject	LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject	LOW INCOME
dc.subject	LOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MARKET PRICES
dc.subject	MATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subject	MEASLES
dc.subject	MEASLES IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject	MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	METALS
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	MINES
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MONETARY POLICY
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subject	MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	NATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subject	NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NUMBER OF AIDS ORPHANS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUMERICAL TARGETS
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subject	OVERGRAZING
dc.subject	OZONE LAYER
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTY
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POPULAR SUPPORT
dc.subject	POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POWER OUTAGES
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject	PRENATAL CARE
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject	RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	SOIL EROSION
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE ACCESS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subject	TAX RATES
dc.subject	TAX REVENUE
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subject	TIMBER
dc.subject	TOLERANCE
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TUBERCULOSIS
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	URBANIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WAGE
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WARS
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	WEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.subject	WORKFORCE
dc.subject	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.title	Tanzania: Country Brief
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	East Africa
dc.coverage	Tanzania