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Country Name

Tanzania

Country Code

TZ TZA

Country Calling Code

+255

Country Profile

Destination Tanzania, formerly known as Tanganyika. In 1964, Tanganyika united with the Island of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania, the largest of the East African countries and sadly one of the poorest countries in the world. Tanzania is located east of Africa's Great Lakes north of Mozambique and south of Kenya, it has a coastline at the Indian Ocean in east. The nation is bordered by six other African countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia, it also shares maritime borders with the Comoros and the Seychelles. It has shorelines at three of the Great Lakes: Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyassa (Lake Malawi).

Capital Name

Dar es Salaam

Languages

Kiswahili (Swahili, Kiunguja), and English (both official), Arabic

Country Currency

Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +3h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the left

Population

50.1 million (2016)

Country Area

945 000 kmē (378 000 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Mount Kilimanjaro Serengeti National Park Zanzibar Beaches Ngorongoro Conservation Area Lake Manyara National Park Mafia Island Tarangire National Park Pemba Island Stone Town Selous Game Reserve Arusha National Park Ruaha National Park Gombe Stream National Park Katavi National Park Lake Victoria

News

The Arusha Times Weekly News from Tanzania. The Citizen Tanzanian news. Tanzania Daily News Tanzania's oldest newspaper online. IPP Media - The Guardian Local and international News in English and Kiswahili.

Art Culture

Sukuma Museum Sukuma culture. Usukumani Culture and history of the Sukuma.

Economy Business

Bank of Tanzania Central Bank of the United Republic of Tanzania. Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Official website of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Tanzania Investment Centre Investors guide to Tanzania. Tanzania Chamber of Commerce Industry & Agriculture TCCIA's mission is to strengthen the private sector in Tanzania. Sugar Board of Tanzania Government body of the sugar industry. Tanzanian Business Directory Search and find Business Contacts in Tanzania. Yellow Pages Tanzania Business online directory.

Transport

Airline Air Tanzania The Wings of Kilimanjaro - Destinations: in Tanzania--Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Zanzibar, and Comoros archipelago, Entebbe (Uganda), Johannesburg (South Africa). ZanAir Zanzibars Premier Aviation Company.

Tourism

Tanzania is one of Africa's premier tourist destination. With attractions like Mount Kilimanjaro, the Great Lakes, Ngorongoro, Serengeti National Park, and the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar, to name only some. Tanzania Tourist Board Tanzania Tourist Board Official Website. Tanzania The Official Tourism Portal for Tanzania.

Education

Mzumbe University Official website of the University at Mzumbe, a public university in Morogoro. University Of Dar Es Salaam The first University of Tanzania consists of six faculties, five institutes and two colleges, established in 1970. The university offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR TANZANIA TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR TANZANIA VISAS: One completed Tanzania visa application Two passport type photos Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary

Additional Information

Climate: Varies from tropical to arid to temperate. Type: Unitary Republic. Independence: Tanganyika 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship), Zanzibar 1963 (from UK). Union formed 1964. Constitution: 1982. Natural resources: Hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel. Agriculture products: Coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (organic insecticide), cashew nuts, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; livestock. Industries: Agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); diamond, gold, and iron mining, oil refining. Exports - commodities: gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton. Imports - commodities: consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil

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