Tanzania
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Tanzania Facts
- Population: Tanzania has a population of around 63 million (2022 Census). Native Africans constitute 99% of the population
- Climate: Tanzania has a tropical climate along the coast but it gets temperate in the highlands.
- April & Mid – May = Long rains (Green Season)
- June – Sept = Cool season
- Nov – Dec = Short Rains
- October – March = Hottest season
- The range of Temperatures in Tanzania is fairly limited and always hot, running from 25 to 30 degrees C on the coast while the rest of the country apart from the highlands run from 22 to 27 degrees C.
- Time: GMT + 3 hrs
- Electricity: 240 Volts AC, 50 – 60 Hz
- Language: Kiswahili & English
- Area: 945,087 sq km (364,900 sq miles)
- Life expectancy: 58 years (men), 60 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary Unit: 1 Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents
- Main exports: Gold, sisal, cloves, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco
- GNI per capita: US $540 (World Bank, 2011)
- Internet domain: .tz
- International dialling code: +255
- Currency: Tanzania Shillings; however you are advised to carry American Dollars. Money changers do accept major convertible currencies including the EURO and the Japanese Yen. Travellers Cheques may be acceptable in some places, but not in the remote countryside, Major Credit Cards are acceptable in may large Hotels, however it is advisable to carry Cash US Dollars, which you will change on arrival. You can draw Tanzania shillings in all bank ATMS.
- System of government: Tanzania is a multiparty democratic republic.
- Capital: Dodoma, with a population of around 325,000, is the official capital while Dar-es-Salaam, with a population of nearly 4 million, serves as the administrative capital of the country.
