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Tanzania
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Cameroon
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Geography
Area (km²)947,300475,440
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)885,800472,710
Water area (km²)61,5002,730
Land boundaries (km)4,1615,018
Border countries
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
Coastline (km)1,424402
Mean elevation (m)1,018667
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)5,8954,045
People
Population58,552,84527,744,989
Official languages
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
  • English
  • French
ReligionChristianRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameUnited Republic of TanzaniaRepublic of Cameroon
Short country nameTanzaniaCameroon
Long local nameJamhuri ya Muungano wa TanzaniaRepublique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon
Short local nameTanzaniaCameroun/Cameroon
Former name
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
  • British Cameroon
  • Federal Republic of Cameroon
  • French Cameroon
  • Kamerun
  • United Republic of Cameroon
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalDar es SalaamYaounde
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)162,500,000,00089,540,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)51,760,000,00034,990,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)63.5
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,2003,700
Gross national saving (% of GDP)2525.5
Labor force24,890,0009,912,000
Unemployment rate (%)10.34.3
Population below poverty line (%)22.830
Budget revenues (USD)7,873,000,0005,363,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)8,818,000,0006,556,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.211.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.215.3
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.8-3.4
Public debt (% of GDP)3736.9
Inflation rate (%)5.30.6
Central bank discount rate (%)8.254.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)17.6213
Stock of narrow money (USD)5,002,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)5,002,000,0004,857,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)9,045,000,0006,154,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,803,000,000230,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-1,464,000,000-932,000,000
Exports (USD)4,971,000,0004,732,000,000
Imports (USD)7,869,000,0004,812,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)5,301,000,0003,235,000,000
External debt (USD)17,660,000,0009,375,000,000
National currencyTanzanian shillingsCooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs
National currency (code)TZSXAF
National currency (symbol)-FCFA
National currency rate to USD2605.3



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