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Tanzania is among the east African countries located between longitude 29 and 41 degrees, and latitude 1 and 12 degrees. It is the biggest in the region which also include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
Total area of Tanzania is 945,000 square kilometers (mainland comprising of 881,000; Zanzibar island 2,000; forest and woodlands 3,350; and water occupying 62,000 square kilometers).
Tanzania has a population of 33 million people, 51% being women and 46% are children under five years.
Tanzania has a tropical climate with temperature ranging from 10 to 20 degrees centigrade in the highlands, whereas the rest of the country temperature range from 20 to 31 degrees centigrade during cold and hot seasons respectively. Rainfall follow bimodal pattern in which long rains 'masika' is in march to may, and short rains 'vuli' are in October to December.
Tanzania is one of the natural resource rich countries in the world including minerals ie gold, diamond, and tanzanite; wildlife and tourism ie Serengeti and Ngorongoro national parks, mount Kilimanjaro and zanzibar island; fisheries ie Indian ocean lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa.
Data source: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/administrationf.html
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