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Attribute
Tanzania
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Sierra Leone
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Geography
Area (km²)947,30071,740
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)885,80071,620
Water area (km²)61,500120
Land boundaries (km)4,1611,093
Border countries
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
Coastline (km)1,424402
Mean elevation (m)1,018279
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)5,8951,948
People
Population58,552,8456,624,933
Official languages
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
  • English
ReligionChristianMuslim
Government
Long country nameUnited Republic of TanzaniaRepublic of Sierra Leone
Short country nameTanzaniaSierra Leone
Long local nameJamhuri ya Muungano wa TanzaniaRepublic of Sierra Leone
Short local nameTanzaniaSierra Leone
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
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Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalDar es SalaamFreetown
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)162,500,000,00011,550,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)51,760,000,0003,612,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)63.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,2001,600
Gross national saving (% of GDP)2510
Labor force24,890,0002,972,000
Unemployment rate (%)10.315
Population below poverty line (%)22.870.2
Budget revenues (USD)7,873,000,000562,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)8,818,000,000846,400,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.210.8
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.215.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.8-7.9
Public debt (% of GDP)3763.9
Inflation rate (%)5.318.2
Central bank discount rate (%)8.25-
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)17.6217.92
Stock of narrow money (USD)5,002,000,000387,400,000
Stock of broad money (USD)5,002,000,000387,400,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)9,045,000,000572,600,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,803,000,000-
Current account balance (USD)-1,464,000,000-407,000,000
Exports (USD)4,971,000,000808,400,000
Imports (USD)7,869,000,0001,107,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)5,301,000,000478,000,000
External debt (USD)17,660,000,0001,615,000,000
National currencyTanzanian shillingsleones
National currency (code)TZSSLL
National currency (symbol)-Le
National currency rate to USD27



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