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Tanzania: Country Brief

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:03:26Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:03:26Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika, the mainland, and Zanzibar, the nearby archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The two united to become the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. With a surface area of 947,300 square kilometers, Tanzania is comparable in size to Nigeria and is slightly more than twice the size of the U.S. state of California. Tanzania's population of approximately 40.4 million (as of 2007) is the second largest in East Africa, after Ethiopia's. Dar es Salaam, the most populous city, contains approximately 2.7 million people and accounts for most commercial activity. Swahili (or Kiswahili) and English are the two official languages of Tanzania. A large number of local languages are also spoken. In Zanzibar, Arabic is commonly used. Agriculture remains the mainstay of Tanzania's economy, accounting for one-quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) and approximately 80 percent of employment. Tanzania is endowed with mineral and natural resources, including gold, diamonds, and several other precious and semiprecious stones. The blue gemstone tanzanite is found only in Tanzania. Tanzania accounted for almost two percent of world gold production as of 2006. Tanzania has a long history of hosting refugee's fleeing civil wars in nearby countries. As of January 2008, there were more than 380,000 refugees living in Tanzania, predominantly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tanzania is an up-market tourism destination. The country is endowed with a variety of tourism assets, including seven United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage sites and numerous wildlife parks, beach resorts, coral reefs, and spectacular scenic mountain views.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090522004316
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7868-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2629
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT REDUCTION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL BALANCE
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFARMING COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectFAST POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFUTURE EARNINGS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectHAZARDOUS WASTES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHETEROSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectHUMAN WELFARE
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEASLES IMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectNATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF AIDS ORPHANS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMERICAL TARGETS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectOFFICIAL LANGUAGES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOVERGRAZING
dc.subjectOZONE LAYER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULAR SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRATE OF POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTOLERANCE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBANIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleTanzania: Country Briefen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2010-05-19
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
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okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid668001468341084237
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7868-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20090522004316
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10587369
okr.identifier.report48601
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitEcon. Policy & Debt Dept (PRMED)
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