T ANZANIA By: Kayla Johnson

Mahali Mts.

H ISTORIC S ITES Kilwa Historic site Historic Building in Zanzibar Bagamoyo

R ECREATION Hiking Kilimanjaro Soccer

F LAG green represents the natural vegetation of the country, gold its rich mineral deposits, black the native Swahili people, and blue the country's many lakes and rivers, as well as the Indian Ocean

S ETTING AND L OCATION Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south

C LIMATE varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands

T RANSPORTATION Small Number of airports mostly unpaved Railways Cars

A RTS AND C ULTURE The Palace Museum: Zanzibar Oldupai Gorge Museum Craft Displays

D IALECT 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),

F OOD Nyama Choma

N ATURAL H AZARDS flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season Volcanism: Doinyo Lengai (elev. 2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years

O THER I NFORMATION Life Expectancy: total population: years Major religion: mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim 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

I MPORTS AND E XPORTS Imports: consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil Exports: gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton

F UN F ACTS Agriculture is the mainstay of the nation's economy. This tropical nation made its first international appearance in 2007 when Miss Tanzania Universe, Flavia Matata, placed sixth in the Miss Universe Pageant Home to Africa’s most alluring tourist hot spots