Tanzania
Officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa, within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north, Kenya to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in the northeastern Tanzania.
This country has a population of nearly 62 million, making Tanzania the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. It's federal capital is located in Dodoma replacing the former capital, Dar es Salaam which still retains most government offices and is still its largest city, principal port, and leading commercial center.
Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as a 6-millioin year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. In the Stone Age and Bronze Age, prehistoric migration into Tanzania included Southern Cushitic speakers who moved from present- day Ethiopia. Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana, about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago. Other migration occurred in the form of the Southern Nilotes, including, the Datloog who originated from the present South Sudan-Ethiopia border region between 2,900 and 2,400 years ago. Anther groups to move to Tanzania was the Mashariki Bantu from West Africa.
European occupation came a the late 19th century firstly, with Germany followed by the British after World War One, when it was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their separate independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
Today the country is a presidential constitutional republic. Although there are 120 linguistic and religious groups, Christianity is the largest religion making 63.1% with Islam 34.1%, 1.5% no religion, 1.2% traditional faiths, and 0.1% others. This country remains the safest and most stable on the continent. Tanzania's official languages are Swahili and English.
The country trades in gold, raw copper, refined copper, dried legume and rice and is ranked 74th as an economy with GDP standing at 227.725 billion USD.
Officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa, within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north, Kenya to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in the northeastern Tanzania.
This country has a population of nearly 62 million, making Tanzania the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. It's federal capital is located in Dodoma replacing the former capital, Dar es Salaam which still retains most government offices and is still its largest city, principal port, and leading commercial center.
Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as a 6-millioin year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. In the Stone Age and Bronze Age, prehistoric migration into Tanzania included Southern Cushitic speakers who moved from present- day Ethiopia. Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana, about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago. Other migration occurred in the form of the Southern Nilotes, including, the Datloog who originated from the present South Sudan-Ethiopia border region between 2,900 and 2,400 years ago. Anther groups to move to Tanzania was the Mashariki Bantu from West Africa.
European occupation came a the late 19th century firstly, with Germany followed by the British after World War One, when it was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their separate independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
Today the country is a presidential constitutional republic. Although there are 120 linguistic and religious groups, Christianity is the largest religion making 63.1% with Islam 34.1%, 1.5% no religion, 1.2% traditional faiths, and 0.1% others. This country remains the safest and most stable on the continent. Tanzania's official languages are Swahili and English.
The country trades in gold, raw copper, refined copper, dried legume and rice and is ranked 74th as an economy with GDP standing at 227.725 billion USD.