Basic
Facts:
| Area: |
945,087
sq. km |
| Capital: |
Dodoma |
| Population
(2002): |
36.7 million |
| Infant
Mortality (under 5): |
165 per 1,000 |
| Life
Expectancy: |
51.1 years |
| Water
Supply Coverage: |
54% |
| Sanitation
Coverage: |
90% |
| Below
Income Poverty Line, US$2 a day: |
42% |
| UNDP
Human Development Index Rank (2002): |
151 (of 173) |
Source: UNDP Human Development
Report 2002
 Tanzania
is East Africa’s largest country and contains some of Africa’s
most spectacular physical features that include Mount Kilimanjaro, the
continent’s highest point at 5,895 metres, and the Ngorongoro
Crater, one of the world’s largest calderas and an important grazing
and watering area for wildlife. To the east of the mainland lies the
legendary Zanzibar archipelago. The country’s population is incredibly
diverse with more than 100 different ethnic groups present. The Rufiji
is the country’s largest river and drains the southern highlands
region and much of southern Tanzania. Other notable rivers that flow
into the Indian Ocean include the Pangani, the Ruvu, the Wami, and the
Ruvuma. To the northwest of the country lies Lake Victoria, Africa’s
largest lake. Other notable water bodies present include Lake Tanganyika,
Lake Rukwa, Lake Eyasi, Lake Manyara, and Lake Natron.
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