I live on the coast in a city called Dar es Salaam, which is the commercial capital of Tanzania. The political capital is Dodoma which is farther inland, and even though the region of Dodoma is quite big the city is small.
Facts about Tanzania:
The population of Tanzania is about 33 million. It is difficult to know the exact number, as out in the villages is almost impossible to keep track of all the deaths and births, and presently the database for these records is not electronic but on paper.
The language of Tanzania is Swahili an although each of the approxemate127 tribes of Tanzania have their own language, the first president, Julius Nyrere, focused on uniting the tribes, and one way he did this was through the use of one common language.
Tanzania was originally called Tanganyika, the land between the four great lakes; Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika. The name changed in 1964 when Zanzibar became part of Tanganyika, producing the name Tanzania.
This area was originally a German Colony, before the British took over and then finally received it’s independence in 1961.
Facts about Tanzania:
The population of Tanzania is about 33 million. It is difficult to know the exact number, as out in the villages is almost impossible to keep track of all the deaths and births, and presently the database for these records is not electronic but on paper.
The language of Tanzania is Swahili an although each of the approxemate127 tribes of Tanzania have their own language, the first president, Julius Nyrere, focused on uniting the tribes, and one way he did this was through the use of one common language.
Tanzania was originally called Tanganyika, the land between the four great lakes; Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika. The name changed in 1964 when Zanzibar became part of Tanganyika, producing the name Tanzania.
This area was originally a German Colony, before the British took over and then finally received it’s independence in 1961.
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