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FACTS ABOUT TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA
The Wageners will be based in Arusha, Tanzania, which is an Eastern African country that lies between Kenya, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean.
Demographics
 Population (estimated): 41,048,532
- Ethnic groups: 120+, including the Massai
- Life expectancy: 52 years
- Religion: Christian (30%), Muslim (35%), Indigenous (35%)
Geography
 Size: 945,087 square kilometres (3.5 times the size of New Zealand)
- Capital: Currently Dar es Salaam although changing to Dodoma
- Highest Mountain: Mt Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (Mt Cook 3,754m)
- Largest Lakes: It shares Lake Victoria with Kenya and Uganda
- Contains Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park
Language
 Kiswahili is the official language and is spoken by all Tanzanians
- English is the primary language of commerce and higher education
- Literacy: 78% can read and write Kiswahili, English or Arabic
Economics
 Use to be one of the 10 poorest countries in the world but now the 26th poorest
- Annual GDP per capita is $US 1,300– (NZ is $US27,900)
- Almost 50% of GDP comes from agriculture
- 36% of the population is under the poverty line -19.9% live on less than $US1 per day
- The currency is the Tanzanian shilling
Health
 HIV/Aids: 1.4 million people in Tanzania with HIV/AIDS
- Other major health issues are malaria, sleeping sickness and tuberculosis
- Doctors per capita 0.02/1000 (ie. 1/50,000)
- Under 5 mortality rate 118/1000 children
Political
 Tanzania was formed in 1964 when Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged, shortly after gaining their independence from Britain
- Democratic government - Jakaya Kikwete is the current president
Arusha City
 Situated at 1500m above sea level in Northern Tanzania, on a plateau in the Great Rift Valley.
- Population is over one million
- Climate is temperate (to hot) and rainfall is usually (sometimes) plentiful
- Centre for the Rwandan war crimes trials and hub for sub-Saharan UN
Sport in Tanzania
 Most popular sports are soccer, athletics and basketball
- They have won two Olympic silver medals - in 1980 in the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase for men
- Fabiano Joseph won the world half marathon title 2005 61mins 8s
- United Nations in Tanzania has used basketball, dance and other activities to teach street children and orphans life skills
- ICC world cricket league Africa region division 2 2006 winners led them to qualify for division 3 of ICC world cricket league
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