TANZANIA - Fact file
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The word Tanzania has been derived from the amalgamation of Tanganyika & Zanzibar.
Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa boasting of arguably the world's best park, Serengeti, which is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the annual wildebeest migration. Other well known parks are Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Nyerere, Selous, Ruaha, Katavi, Gombe Stream, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, and the Moyowasi wetlands.
Tanzania's other major icon is Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa at 5985m. It is 2/3rd the height of Everest. Kili is a bucket list item for trekkers and even serious climbers.
At the end of a hectic safari fly to exotic Zanzibar and unwind on its sandy beaches.
Apart from wildlife safaris and trekking, we offer hot air balloon, bird watching, chimpanzee tracking, fishing, snorkeling, boating, sailing, kayaking, diving and horse riding. For those keen on paleontology we organise a visit to the Olduvai Gorge, where the remains of our earliest ancestors have been preserved in a museum.
An interaction with the Masai community could well be one of the highlights of your safari.
FACT FILE :
Formation: 26 April 1964 (Union Day - Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar)
Head of State: President (Mrs) Samiha Suluhu Hassan
Major Political Parties: CCM, ADC, CUF, NCCR-M, NLDPDD, TLP, UDP, UKAWA
Area / Population: 947,300 sq km / 58.5 million (2020 est)
GDP (USD) - PPP: 162.5 billion / 6% p.a. (2017 est)
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TSH)
Capital: Political - Dar es Salaam, Legislative - Dodoma
Other major cities: Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya, Morogoro, Tanga, Zanzibar, and others
Major wildlife parks: Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Ruaha, Selous, Nyerere, Katavi, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Mkomazi, Mikumi, Gombe Stream, and many more
Highest point: Kilimanjaro 5895m
Natural resources: Hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Major exports: Gold, coffee, cashew nuts, cotton
Bordering countries: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Zaire, Malawi and Mozambique
Languages: Kiswahili (official), Kiunguja, English, Arabic and local languages
Religion: Christian 61%, Islam 35%, others 4%. Zanzibar is 99% Muslim
Literacy: 77.9%
Climate: Tropical along the coast and temperate in the highlands
Telephone: +255
Time: UTC +3
National Flag: The green colour symbolises agriculture and the fertility of the land. The blue symbolises the Indian Ocean which is the country’s coastline. The black colour symbolises the land and people of Tanzania and the the yellow stripes its mineral wealth.