Country (long form) United Republic of Tanzania
Capital Dar es Salaam
Total Area 364,900.13 sq mi
945,087.00 sq km
Population 35,306,126 (July 2000 est.)
Languages Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Religions mainland - Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Tanzanian shilling (TSh) = 100 cents
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 10% (1995 est.)
Industry primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refining, shoes, cement, textiles, wood products, fertilizer, salt
Agriculture coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves (Zanzibar), corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Exports coffee, manufactured goods, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco, sisal (1996)
Natural Resources hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel

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(united states government sources. all information was accurate at time of posting)