* Population: 24,500,000 (estimate 1990).

* Situation: East Africa.

* Timezone: GMT + 3

* Area: 939,652 square kilometres /362,706 square miles.

* Borders with: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

* Coasts: Indian Ocean.

* Capital: Dar Es Salaam.

* Major Towns: Arusha, Mwanza, Tanga, Zanzibar.

* Chief Port: Dar Es Salaam.

* Religion: Christianity (35%) on the mainland. Islam on Zanzibar Island.

* Rest Day: Sunday.

* Electricity: 230 Volts AC, 50 Hz.

* Physical: The largest country in East Africa. Consists of the mainland plus the major islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. The coast is protected by a coral reef. A large central plateau with grasslands and mountain ranges, with Mt Kilimanjaro in the north being the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 meters /19,340 feet. The Great Rift Valley runs through the centre of the country and contains many lakes. In the north the country borders Lake Victoria and in the west Lake Tanganyika.
 
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