1. By:John Paul Agiorgousis
United Republic of Tanzania
By:John Paul Agiorgousis

2. Map of Tanzania

3. LOCATION Absolute Location: 6'00" S, 35'00"
Tanzania is South of Kenya and Uganda.
Tanzania is East of Rwanda, The Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Burundi.
Tanzania is North of Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi.
Tanzania is west of the east coast of Africa.
Tanzania is bordering the Indian Ocean

4. Geographical Features
Tanzania has mountains in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest peak) is located.
In the northwest there are the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake).
Central Tanzania has a large plateau, with plains and arable land.
The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just off the shore.
Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south

6. Tanzanian Flag (Meaning of Colors)
Green: The Land
Black: The People
Yellow: Gold
Blue: The Ocean

7. Tanzanian Flag (History of Flag)
The flag of Tanzania was officially adopted on June 30, 1964.
The top stripe of the Tanzanian Flag is green, which symbolizes agriculture and the land.
In the bottom of the Tanzania flag there is a blue stripe, symbolizing the Indian Ocean which is Tanzania's eastern coastline.
The middle stripe of the Tanzania flag is black in color, with a thin yellow stripe above and below it.
The black colored stripe represents the land and people of Tanzania.
The yellow stripe represents gold.

8. Facts about Tanzania Capital: Dar Es Salaam Population:41,048,532
Climate: Tanzania has three main climate zones; their hot humid coastal strip; the dry central plateau; and the semi-temperate mountains.
Area in square miles: 378,000
Major languages:Kiswahili or Swahili (official) Kiunguja, English, and Arabic
Ethnic groups: Mainland- African(of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes); Zanzibar-Arab.

9. History
Formal name(s) of Tanzania:Tanganyika and Zanzibar

10. Health Life expectancy: Overall:52.01 Male:50.50 Female:53.51
Infant mortality rate: (deaths/1000 live births)
*Overall:69.28 Male:76.24 Female:62.1

11. Economy Annual Income per capita: $400 per person
Main exports: Gold, Coffee, Cashew nuts, cotton.
Major imports: Consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, and crude oil.
Main trade partners: South Africa, China, Kenya, India, Netherlands, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, and Zambia
Unemployment rate: NA% (80% employed in agriculture 20% employed in industry)
GDP: $43.49 billion
Currency:Tanzanian shilling
*1 Tanzanian shilling = U.S. dollars

12. Economy (Cont.)
Inflation Rate

13. Government Republic President: Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Prime Minister: Mizengo Pinda
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Mizengo Pinda

14. Tourism
Things to do: Mountain climbing, Diving and Snorkeling, Fishing, and Boating
Things to see: National Parks and Reserves, Lakes, Moutains and Volcanoes, Islands, Towns and Cities.

15. Citations
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices)." Bar graph of Tanzania's Inflation Rate. Tanzania Inflation rate (consumer prices).17 Apr. 2009
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices)." Spread Sheet of Tanzania's Inflation Rate. Tanzania Inflation rate (consumer prices).17 Apr <

16. Citations (Cont.)
"Kikwete.JPG‎." Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. 19 Apr File:Kikwete.JPG.26 Apr <
"Mhe. Pinda atoa pole." Mizengo Pinda. NEWS.26 Apr <