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Attribute
Tanzania
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Madagascar
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Geography
Area (km²)947,300587,041
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)885,800581,540
Water area (km²)61,5005,501
Land boundaries (km)4,1610
Border countries
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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Coastline (km)1,4244,828
Mean elevation (m)1,018615
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)5,8952,876
People
Population58,552,84526,955,737
Official languages
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
  • French
  • Malagasy
ReligionChristianChristian, indigenous, Muslim
Government
Long country nameUnited Republic of TanzaniaRepublic of Madagascar
Short country nameTanzaniaMadagascar
Long local nameJamhuri ya Muungano wa TanzaniaRepublique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
Short local nameTanzaniaMadagascar/Madagasikara
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
  • Malagasy Republic
Government typePresidential republicSemi-presidential republic
CapitalDar es SalaamAntananarivo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)162,500,000,00039,850,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)51,760,000,00011,500,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)64.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,2001,600
Gross national saving (% of GDP)2514.8
Labor force24,890,00013,400,000
Unemployment rate (%)10.31.8
Population below poverty line (%)22.870.7
Budget revenues (USD)7,873,000,0001,828,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)8,818,000,0002,136,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.210.6
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.215.9
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.8-2.7
Public debt (% of GDP)3736
Inflation rate (%)5.38.3
Central bank discount rate (%)8.259.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)17.6260
Stock of narrow money (USD)5,002,000,0001,045,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)5,002,000,0001,045,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)9,045,000,0002,345,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,803,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-1,464,000,000-35,000,000
Exports (USD)4,971,000,0002,290,000,000
Imports (USD)7,869,000,0002,738,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)5,301,000,0001,600,000,000
External debt (USD)17,660,000,0004,089,000,000
National currencyTanzanian shillingsMalagasy ariary
National currency (code)TZSMGA
National currency (symbol)-Ar
National currency rate to USD23



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