GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $23.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $63.44 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Population (Estimated July 2012): 43,601,796
Area: 945,090km2 or 364,901mi2
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Official Language: Swahili and English
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 35% of the mainland population are Muslim, 35% have indigenous beliefs and 30% are Christian. Approximately 100% of the population on the two islands (Zanzibar and Pemba) are Muslim)
Highest Mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895m or 19,340ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 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
Leaders: President Jakaya Kikwete and Vice President Mohammed Gharib Bilal (the president is both chief of state and head of government)
Additional: Zanzibar is part of the republic of Tanzania but has its own government lead by President Ali Mohamed Shein (also Dr Ali Mohamed Shein). Tanzania’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, is also the highest Mountain on the continent of Africa.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili); United Republic of Tanzania (English))