TANZANIA FACTS

TANZANIA FACTS

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	Tanzania is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Uganda and Kenya to the north, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest and Congo (D.R.), Burundi and Rwanda to the west. Tanzania is divided into 25 administrative divisions called regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, 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.
		Area:	364,900 sq. mi.
		Population (2002):	37,187,939
		Population density (2002):	102 per sq. mi.
		Urban dwellers (2000):	33%
		Rural dwellers (2000):	67%
		Capital:	Dodoma
		Administrative Divisions:*	25 regions
		Religions:	Christianity- 45%; Islam-35%
		Official Language:	English, Swahili
		Literacy rate (2001):	91.8%
		GDP per Capita (2000):	$710
		Electricity Production (2000):	2.248 billion kWh
		# of ISPs (2000):	6
		# of Internet Users (2000):	25,000
		Telephones -Main Lines (1998):	127,000
		-Mobile (1998):	30,000
		Telephone System:	Fair system, trunk service provided by open wire, microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
		HIV rate (adult: 2001)	8.09%