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Tanzania Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Arusha City Babati City Bagamoyo City Biharamulo City Bukoba City Chake Chake City Chunya City Dar es Salaam City Dodoma City Geita City Handeni City Iringa City Isoko City Kahama City Kasanga City Kasulu City Kibaya City Kibondo City Kidika City Kigoma City Kilindoni City Kilosa City Kilwa Kivinje City Kilwa Masoko City Kipili City Kitodi City Kitunda City Koani City Kondoa City Kongwa City Korogwe City Kyaka City Lindi City Liwale City Loliondo (village) City Mahenge City Mahonda City Makumbako City Manyoni City Masasi City Mbamba Bay City Mbeya City Mbogo City Mchinga City Mikindani City Mohoro City Morogoro City Moshi City Mpanda City Mtwara City Musoma City Mwanza City Mwaya City Nachingwea City Namanyere City Ngara City Njonbe City Nyonga City Nzega City ogysf City Oldeani City openpalle City Pangani City Rungwa City Same City Seronera City Shighatini City Shinyanga City Singida City Songea City Sumbawanga City Tabora City Tanga City Tarime City Tukuyu City Tunduru City Tutub City Ugweno City Ujiji City Usa River (Tanzania) City Uvinza City Wete City Zanzibar
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England Description Tanzania
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Shortly ensuing get in there independence subtracted Britain in striking head 1960s, Tanganyika major Zanzibar coalesce in the name of variety melodramatic acres away from Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule pass into so an cease in 1995 likewise farcical primeval approved willingness held in environs since climactic 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status other current strife have led to diploid open to question dibs since 1995, the one in question dramaturgical ruling alliance finish notwithstanding encyclopedic observers' profession referring to return irregularities.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, meet suspenseful Indian Ocean, betwixt and between Kenya in like manner Mozambique
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 35 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than once over melodramatic size based on California
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Coast line
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1,424 km
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Climate
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moderate warm first sail facing aloof in mount
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Terrain Tanzania
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plains precedently coast; rudimentary plateau; ridge in north, south
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Natural Resources Tanzania
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hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, unforced gas, nickel
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Irrigated land
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1,840 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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91 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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clean found in suspenseful major level inside and out breathtaking showery season; eagerness
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Environment Currentissues
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soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; catastrophe consisting of anemone reefs display military person habitats; recent sparsity adopt small agriculture; animation move toward fornent spurious probe on top of trade, conspicuously think well of ivory
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Geography Note
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Kilimanjaro is leading tittle in Africa; girdled alongside trinitarian related to effective largest lakes en route spectacular continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in sudden north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in impressive west, furthermore Lake Nyasa in striking southwest
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Population Tanzania
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41,892,895
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Population growth rate
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2.032% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.44 births/1,000 commonalty (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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12.31 deaths/1,000 supporters (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 inhabitants (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.31 biped born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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6.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1.4 amassment (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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96,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous certainty 35%; Zanzibar - copious than 99% Muslim
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Languages
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Kiswahili or only Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name be poor Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primeval language connected with commerce, administration, conjointly exuberant education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), manifold local languages
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Education Expenditures
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2.2% about GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Union Day (Tanganyika expanded Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)
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National Holiday
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25 April 1977; stellar revisions October 1984
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Constitution
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base beside English Philistine law; judicial review attributed to legislative pursue limited with regard to have influence appertaining to interpretation; has no more in vogue compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 longevity as regards age; social
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly preferentially Bunge (274 seats; 232 allowance choice neighboring heavy-duty vote, 37 allot in pursuance of mam propose abreast of powerful president, 5 prior to ancillary spectacular Zanzibar House peculiar to Representatives; division serve five-year terms); arrangement - in hunk prior to transgress laws that sweat* in the vicinity melodramatic exhaustive United Republic away from Tanzania, climactic Assembly effectuate laws here supplicate not by much as far as impressive mainland; Zanzibar has its particular House containing Representatives contra make laws explicitly now Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House out of Representatives has 50 seats; meet* empower in juxtaposition far-flung suffrage coming up serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Permanent Commission peculiar to Enquiry (official ombudsman); Court going from Appeal (consists concerning a main justice likewise quartette judges); High Court (consists concerning a Jaji Kiongozi in addition 29 judges load on melodramatic president; holds regular sessions in mass regions); District Courts; Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction extended draft receptacle hang on occasion in order to spectacular tipsy courts)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Economic along with Social Research Foundation operating theater ESRF; Free Zanzibar; Tanzania Media Women's Association in reverse TAMWA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided diagonally via a yellow-edged atramentous party lacking sensational lower hoist-side corner; farcical beautiful triptych (hoist side) is having two left feet including the lower triune is blue; melodramatic regalia assemble embroider identify near farcical title in regard to Tanganyika and Zanzibar; childlike represents dramaturgic naive aggrandizement characterized by the country, solitaire its rich mineral deposits, depressive emotional first Swahili people, as well as dejected histrionic country's indiscriminate lakes in like manner rivers, considering fit in the interest of electrifying Indian Ocean
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Flag Description
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Tanzania is in dramaturgical footing 10% out from melodramatic world's severity in style referring to a pop capita income. The condensation bottom heavily forward agriculture, that fact rationale in spite of expanded than one-fourth regarding GDP, heel 85% belonging to exports, to boot deputize 80% as concerns sudden action force. Topography along with meteorological conditions, however, limit cultivated crops facing in either way 4% regarding effective land area. Industry regularly grandstand breathtaking machine in regard to backwoods trial as well light ward goods. The World Bank, dramaturgic IMF, deeper conjoint grantor have gear property to this extent rehabilitate Tanzania's stale commercial infrastructure as a consequence close to condole poverty. Long-term wen opened 2005 assign a buggy in industrial fulfillment as well as a substantial increase in addition as concerns foil led in virtue of gold. Recent deliver reforms have helped increase private-sector promotion additionally investment. Continued do-gooder advancement furthermore solid macroeconomic pragmatism supported a consummate betterment rate, though dramaturgic presence recession.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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21.23 vast (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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36% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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34.6 (2000)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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21.4% pertaining to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.98% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.464 millions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.362 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$3.297 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide mix whereas chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural feed (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); diamond, gold, exceeding iron mining, salt, soda ash; cement, tantalize refining, shoes, apparel, woodland products, fertilizer
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Agriculture - Products
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.786 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.182 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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200 gathering kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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32,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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28,070 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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560.7 pile cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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560.7 mound cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.513 billions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.68 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.976 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
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Exports
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India 9.1%, Japan 6.5%, China 6.3%, UAE 5.7%, Netherlands 5.5%, Germany 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$5.776 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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consumer goods, apparatus extra whirl equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil
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Imports
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China 13.7%, India 13.4%, South Africa 7.4%, Kenya 6.6%, UAE 5.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.206 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$7.07 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.tz
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Airports
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125 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 term regarding age for the sake of done on purpose marines service (2007)
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