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Tanzania      Country: Tanzania Country (UN): United Republic of Tanzania Internet: .tz Continent: Africa Area: 945087 sq km Population: 37,445,392 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 39024.828 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 19429.667 Population Women: 19595.161 Annual Growth Rate: 1.953 % Birth Rate: 37.71 % Death Rate: 16.39 % Life Expectancy: 45.64 years Infant Mortality Rate: 96.48 % Fertility Rate: 4.97 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 8.8 % HIV AIDS Living With: 1,600,000 HIV AIDS Deaths: 160,000 Labor Force: 19,350,000 GDP Per Capita: $800 GDP Purchasing Power: $29,250,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 5.8 Industrial Growth: 8.4 Inflation Rate CP: 5.9 % Investment Gross Fixed: 19 Public Debt: 30.5 Capital: Dar es Salaam / Dodoma / legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meets there on a regular basis Capital Population: 164500 / 2489800 Dar es Salaam (largest city) Capital Coordinates: 6 48 S, 39 17 E UTC Offset: 3 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 9 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Roadways: 78891 km Railways: 3690 km Airports: 124 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 333000 Internet Hosts: 8609 Telephones Mobile: 1,942,000 Telephones Main: 148400 Debt External: $4,610,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $2,375,000,000 Imports: $3,180,000,000 Exports: $1,831,000,000 Current Account Balance: -$906,000,000 Natural Gas Reserves: 22,650,000,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 2,383,000,000 Electricity Production: 2,562,000,000 Oil Consumption: 23,000 Oil Production: 0 Oil Reserves: 0  Map of Tanzania

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