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Aliases: German East Africa, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Trust Territory of Tanganyika, United Republic of Tanzania

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Attribute Value
Geography
Area 947,300 km²
Continent Africa
Land area 885,800 km²
Water area 61,500 km²
Land boundaries 4,161 km
Border countries
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Coastline 1,424 km
Mean elevation 1,018 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 5,895 m
People
Population 58,552,845
Official languages
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
Religion Christian
Government
Long country name United Republic of Tanzania
Short country name Tanzania
Long local name Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Short local name Tanzania
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Government type Presidential republic
Capital Dar es Salaam
Economy
GDP (PPP) 162,500,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 51,760,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 6 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 3,200 USD
Gross national saving 25 % of GDP
Labor force 24,890,000
Unemployment rate 10.3 %
Population below poverty line 22.8 %
Budget revenues 7,873,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 8,818,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 1.21 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 15.2 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -1.8 % of GDP
Public debt 37 % of GDP
Inflation rate 5.3 %
Central bank discount rate 8.25 %
Commercial bank prime lending rate 17.62 %
Stock of narrow money 5,002,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 5,002,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 9,045,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares 1,803,000,000 USD
Current account balance -1,464,000,000 USD
Exports 4,971,000,000 USD
Imports 7,869,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 5,301,000,000 USD
External debt 17,660,000,000 USD
National currency Tanzanian shillings
National currency (code) TZS
National currency (symbol) Add
National currency rate to USD 2

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. In 1995, the country held its first democratic elections since the 1970s. Zanzibar maintains semi-autonomy and participates in national elections; popular political opposition on the isles led to four contentious elections since 1995, in which the ruling party claimed victory despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.

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