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Where in the world is Tanzania?

Where in the world is Tanzania?. A presentation by Tanzania native:. Chelu K. Mfalila Department of Biostatistics Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA 02138. Background. Do these names sound familiar?. The Nation of Tanzania

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Where in the world is Tanzania?

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  1. Where in the world is Tanzania? A presentation by Tanzania native: Chelu K. Mfalila Department of Biostatistics Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA 02138

  2. Background Do these names sound familiar? • The Nation of Tanzania -Tanganyika (mainland) + Mafia, Pemba and Zanzibar (islands) • Location -Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique • Size (including the islands) -362,820 sq. miles -slightly larger than twice the size of California Serengeti Zanzibar Kilimanjaro

  3. Background • 25 regions including islands • Population -36.2 million (July 2001 estimate) • Capitol - Dodoma • Business center -Dar-es-Salaam • National language - (Ki)Swahili • Official language - English

  4. The People of Tanzania • Mosaic of people -99% native African 95% Bantu with more than 130 tribes 5% primarily Cush and Nilotes -1% are Asian, European and Arab. • Religion -Christian 45%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 20%; -Zanzibar: more than 99% Muslim

  5. Significant facts about Tanzania • Country where modern man may have originated -skull of Zinjathropus and bones of Homo habilis and Homo-erectus found by Louis Leakey in Olduvai Gorge • 500 miles of palm-fringed coastline with silver sands and coral reefs • Snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro only 3 degrees below the equator -highest mountain in Africa (19, 340 ft) -highest free-standing mountain in the world

  6. Significant facts about Tanzania • Exclusive source of the rare and beautiful gemstone tanzanite • Tanzania possesses the largest and best game reserves in the world. -Over ¼ of land (>90,000 sq. mi) is national parks, game reserves and controlled areas -Examples include Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti, Selous Game Reserve and Lake Manyara

  7. Final Words Now that you know where Tanzania is, please come visit us! Karibu Tanzania!

  8. References • Tanzania: Potrait of a Nation, Paul Joynson-Hicks • Journey Through Tanzania, Mohamed Amin, Duncan Willetts and Peter Marshall • www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tz.html • www.newaafrica.com

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