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Tanzania


Map of Tanzania
Courtesy of CIA

Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 945,090 sq.km.
Population (1998): 32,189,000**
Population density: 34.1 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 31/37*
Population growth (1990-1997): 1.7% p.a.*
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 49/52*
Fertility rate (1975/1995): 6.8/5.5*
Capital: Dodoma
Largest city/population (1990): Dar es Salaam/1.36 millions~
GNP per capita 1997): $210 (WB*)
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 156/0.421¬
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo
¬ = Human Development Report (UNDP) 1999


    News from Tanzania
    Print Media

  • Alasiri - independent, in Swahili
  • Arusha Times
  • Business Times - independent weekly
  • The Express independent weekly
  • IPP Media includes The Guardian - independent
  • Daily Mail - independent
  • Daily News - government owned
  • Nipashe - independent, in Swahili
  • Tanserve - East African News
  • Uhuru - government owned, in Swahili

    Other

  • ITV Tanzania Local News in Swahili

    Yahoo! News
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    Other Useful Resources on Tanzania

  • Financial Times Surveys on Tanzania:
  • Naomba.com Expanding web portal providing lots of logistical info on Dar, Arusha and Zanzibar

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    Copyright: Lawrence Flint 2003

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