Area: total: 945,087 sq km
Natural resources: hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Population: 40,213,162
Nationality: noun: Tanzanian[s]
adjective: Tanzanian
Ethnic groups: mainland - African 99% [of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes], other 1% [consisting of Asian, European, and Arab] Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili [official], Kiunguja [name for Swahili in Zanzibar], English [official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education], Arabic [widely spoken in Zanzibar], many local languages
Capital: name: Dar es Salaam
geographic coordinates: 6 48 S, 39 17 E
time difference: UTC+3 [8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time]
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 42.8%
industry: 18.4%
services: 38.7% [2007 est.]
Labor force: 20.04 million [2007 est.]
Budget: revenues: $3.148 billion
expenditures: $3.577 billion [2007 est.]
Agriculture - products: coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum [insecticide made from chrysanthemums], cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava [tapioca], bananas, fruits, vegetables cattle, sheep, goats
Industries: agricultural processing [sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine] diamond, gold, and iron mining, salt, soda ash cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
Exports: $2.134 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]
Exports - commodities: gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
Exports - partners: China 8.8%, India 8.8%, Netherlands 6.2%, Japan 5.3%, UAE 4.2, Germany 4.2% [2006]
Imports: $4.835 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]
Imports - commodities: consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil
Imports - partners: South Africa 9.8%, China 9.4%, Kenya 7.8%, India 6.8%, UAE 5.9%, Zambia 5.7% [2006]
Currency (code): Tanzanian shilling [TZS]
Airports: 124 [2007]
Railways: total: 3,690 km
Ports and terminals: Dar es Salaam