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TANZANIA
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MALVIKA PATEL (34)
Geography
TANZANIA- OFFICIALLY THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF
TANZANIA
JAKAYA KIKWETE (PRESIDENT)
TANZANIA IS THE 13TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA AND
THE 31ST LARGEST IN THE WORLD,
IT IS BORDERED BY KENYA ,UGANDA (NORTH)
RWANDA, BURUNDI (WEST)
ZAMBIA, MALAWI, AND MOZAMBIQUE (SOUTH)
AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TO THE EAST.
CAPITAL -- DODOMA
Largest city -- Dar es Salaam
Official languages -- Swahili , English
Demonym -- Tanzanian
Government -- Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Area Total -- 947,303 km2
Population 2014 estimate -- 47.4 million
Currency-- Tanzanian shilling (TZS) .1 Tanzanian Shilling
equals 0.034 Indian Rupee
The country is the site of Africa's highest and lowest
points:
Mount Kilimanjaro, at 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above
sea level,and the floor of Lake Tanganyika, at 352 metres
(1,155 ft) below sea level, respectively.
Demography Population 2014 estimate -- 47.4 million
The under 15 age group represented44.1 percent of the
population
Approximately 70 percent of the population is rural,
Around 99 percent of Tanzanians are of African descent
The population also includes people of Arab, Indian, and
Pakistani origin, and small European and Chinese
communities.
Muslim and Christian communities are in majority each
accounting for 30 to 40 percent of the population.
other religious groups such as Buddhists, Hindus, and Bahá
are in minority.
literacy rate 67.8 percent
life expectancy at birth was 61 years.
ECONOMY GDP (PPP) Total $86.4 billion
GDP (nominal) Total $36.6 billion
Tanzania's largest trading partners in exports were South
Africa, Switzerland, and China. In imports Switzerland, China, and the United Arab Emirates being the biggest
partners.
The Tanzanian economy is heavily based on
agriculture(24.5) Industry and construction(22.2) Travel and tourism(12.7) which contribute approx 60% of GDP.
Maize IS the largest food crop.
Politics
Tanzania is a one party dominant state with the Chama
Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party in power.
The CCM holds approximately 75 percent of the seats in
the assembly
The parliament of Tanzania consists of two parts: the
president and the National Assembly
The president appoints a prime minister,
30% seats are reserved for women in national assembly
Tanzania is divided into thirty regions (mkoa)-- twenty-
five on the mainland and five in Zanzibar.
Trade link INDIA & TANZANIA
Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of
Fiscal Evasion. further updated in 2011.
Trade agreement(2000)
Air Services Agreement (2006)
MOU for Cooperation in the field of Agriculture (2002)
Major indian investors include RIL, Bharati Airtel, TATA
international,BOI,BOB and LIC India
In 1997 the Tanzania government privatised its two pharmaceutical
industries, TPI and Keko
Most of the APIs are imported from India and China.
CONTI…….
Number of INDIAN drugs registered by TFDA by 2008 is 1778 (highest)
Pharmaceutical products from India dominate the share of drugs in
the local market registered by the Tanzania food and drugs
administration.