Statistical information Tanzania 1993

Tanzania in the World
top of pageBackground: Shortly after independence Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1993 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s.
top of pageLocation:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean between Kenya and
Mozambique
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 945,090 km²
Land: 886,040 km²
Land boundaries: total 3,402 km, Burundi 451 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km
Coastline: 1,424 km
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Maritime claimsClimate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
ElevationNatural resources: hydropower potential, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Land useArable land: 5%
Permanent crops: 1%
Meadows and pastures: 40%
Forest and woodland: 47%
Other: 7%
Irrigated land: 1,530 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 27,286,363 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 2.56% (1993 est.)
NationalityNoun: Tanzanian(s) mainland: native African 99% (consisting of well over 100 tribes)
Zanzibar:NA mainland: Christian 40%, Muslim 33%, indigenous beliefs 25%
Muslim
Ethnic groupsLanguages: Swahili (official; widely understood and generally used for communication between ethnic groups and is used in primary education), English (official; primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education)
ReligionsDemographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 2.56% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 45.66 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 19.02 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.06 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: lack of water and tsetse fly limit agriculture; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 110.4 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 44 years
Male: 42.19 years
Female: 45.87 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.25 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1978)
Total population: 46%
Male: 62%
Female: 31%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: United Republic of Tanzania
Conventional short form: Tanzania
Former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Government type: republic
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Administrative divisions:
25 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma,
Iringa, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza,
Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora,
Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West, Ziwa
Magharibi
Dependent areasIndependence:
26 April 1964 Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UN trusteeship under British administration); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26
April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; renamed
United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964
National holiday: Union Day, 26 April (1964)
Constitution: 15 March 1984 (Zanzibar has its own constitution but remains subject to provisions of the union constitution) acts limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legal systemInternational law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: president, first vice president and prime minister of the union, second vice president and president of Zanzibar, Cabinet
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Bunge)
Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, High Court
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-6, G-77, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU,
LORCS, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us chief of mission: Ambassador Charles Musama NYIRABU
In the us chancery: 2,139 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: (202) 939-6,125
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Peter Jon DE VOS
From the us embassy: 36 Laibon Road (off Bagamoyo Road), Dar es Salaam
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 9,123, Dar es Salaam
From the us fax: 255 (51) 66,701
Flag description
: divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is blue
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for about 58% of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 90% of the work force. Industry accounts for 8% of GDP and is mainly limited to processing agricultural products and light consumer goods. The economic recovery program announced in mid-1986 has generated notable increases in agricultural production and financial support for the program by bilateral donors. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's deteriorated economic infrastructure. Growth in 1991-92 featured a pickup in industrial production and a substantial increase in output of minerals led by gold.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rate: 4.5% (1992 est.)
Real gdp per capita: $260 (1992 est.)
Gross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: accounts for over 58% of GDP; topography and climatic conditions limit cultivated crops to only 5% of land area; cash crops - bananas, fruits, vegetables; small numbers of cattle, sheep, and goats; not self-sufficient in food grain production
Industries: primarily agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refinery, shoes, cement, textiles, wood products, fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 9.3% (1990; accounts for 7% of GDP
Labor force: 732,200 wage earners
By occupation agriculture: 90%
By occupation industry and commerce: 10% (1986est.)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $495 million; expenditures $631 million, including capital expenditures of $118 million (FY90)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: 1 July-30 June
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $422 million (f.o.b., 1991)
Commodoties: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal
Partners: FRG, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
Imports: $1.43 billion (c.i.f., 1991)
Commodoties: manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, cotton piece goods, crude oil, foodstuffs
Partners: FRG, UK, US, Japan, Italy, Denmark
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Tanzanian shillings (TSh) per US$1 - 325.00 (November 1992), 219.16 (1991), 195.06 (1990), 143.38 (1989), 99.29 (1988), 64.26 (1987)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 405,000 kW capacity; 600 million kWh produced, 20 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresMilitary and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 103
Usable: 92
With permanentsurface runways: 12
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 4
With runways 1220-2439 m: 40
HeliportsPipelines: crude oil 982 km
RailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Nyasa
Merchant marine:
6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,185 GRT/22,916
DWT; includes 2 passenger-cargo, 2 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 oil tanker
Ports and terminalstop of pageDisputes international:
boundary dispute with Malawi in Lake Nyasa;
Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it is reported that the indefinite section of the Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs