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Photos of Tanzania

Memorial to captured slaves on the site of the former slave market south of Stone Town, Zanzibar, in Tanzania.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 32

People and Society

Languages

Kiswahili audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 214

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 13

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 19

Death rate

comparison ranking: 193

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 120

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 26

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 51

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 19

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 153

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 49

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 190

Labor force

comparison ranking: 21

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 30

Public debt

comparison ranking: 142

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 168

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 167

Exports

comparison ranking: 100

Imports

comparison ranking: 104

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 37

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 31

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 51

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues