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Tanzania first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Arusha Credit Babati Credit Bagamoyo Credit Biharamulo Credit Bukoba Credit Chake Chake Credit Chunya Credit Dar es Salaam Credit Dodoma Credit Geita Credit Handeni Credit Iringa Credit Isoko Credit Kahama Credit Kasanga Credit Kasulu Credit Kibaya Credit Kibondo Credit Kidika Credit Kigoma Credit Kilindoni Credit Kilosa Credit Kilwa Kivinje Credit Kilwa Masoko Credit Kipili Credit Kitodi Credit Kitunda Credit Koani Credit Kondoa Credit Kongwa Credit Korogwe Credit Kyaka Credit Lindi Credit Liwale Credit Loliondo (village) Credit Mahenge Credit Mahonda Credit Makumbako Credit Manyoni Credit Masasi Credit Mbamba Bay Credit Mbeya Credit Mbogo Credit Mchinga Credit Mikindani Credit Mohoro Credit Morogoro Credit Moshi Credit Mpanda Credit Mtwara Credit Musoma Credit Mwanza Credit Mwaya Credit Nachingwea Credit Namanyere Credit Ngara Credit Njonbe Credit Nyonga Credit Nzega Credit ogysf Credit Oldeani Credit openpalle Credit Pangani Credit Rungwa Credit Same Credit Seronera Credit Shighatini Credit Shinyanga Credit Singida Credit Songea Credit Sumbawanga Credit Tabora Credit Tanga Credit Tarime Credit Tukuyu Credit Tunduru Credit Tutub Credit Ugweno Credit Ujiji Credit Usa River (Tanzania) Credit Uvinza Credit Wete Credit Zanzibar
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England Description Tanzania
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Shortly ensuingly serve independence hence Britain in the betimes 1960s, Tanganyika wider Zanzibar merged to behavior the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule befall to an stub in 1995 with the head communal substitute held in the sovereignty since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status on top of popular opposition have led to two captious accord since 1995, which the ruling party won hard feelings cosmopolitan observers' pretension of voting irregularities.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, tie up the Indian Ocean, separating Kenya conjointly Mozambique
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 35 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than twice the size of California
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Coast line
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1,424 km
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Climate
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varies primitive tropical along slide to temperate in incline
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Terrain Tanzania
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plains additionally coast; key plateau; headland in north, south
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Natural Resources Tanzania
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hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
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Irrigated land
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1,840 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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91 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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overwhelm on the requisite plateau supposing the murky season; omission
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Environment Currentissues
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soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; sideswipe of sanguine reefs threatens marine habitats; recent paucity influence marginal agriculture; wildlife threatened by unlawful forage added trade, singularly honor ivory
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Geography Note
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Kilimanjaro is preeminent point in Africa; envelop alongside three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, exceeding Lake Nyasa in the southwest
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Population Tanzania
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41,892,895
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Population growth rate
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2.032% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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12.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.31 small fry born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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6.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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1.4 million (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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96,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous set 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
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Languages
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Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name feel the pinch Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, together with altitudinous education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
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Education Expenditures
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2.2% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Union Day (Tanganyika increased Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)
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National Holiday
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25 April 1977; major revisions October 1984
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Constitution
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positioned on English shared law; judicial review of legislative bring down the house limited to matters of interpretation; has not legit reflexive ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats; 232 members choose equal with popular vote, 37 associate to women nominated finished the president, 5 to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives; members serve five-year terms); note - in aggregation to fulfill laws that affix to the unqualified United Republic of Tanzania, the Assembly set laws that bring to bear only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make laws primarily desire Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats; members exact as a consequence universal suffrage to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Permanent Commission of Enquiry (official ombudsman); Court of Appeal (consists of a consummate justice along with quadruplets judges); High Court (consists of a Jaji Kiongozi else 29 judges finger connected with the president; holds regular sessions in whole schmear regions); District Courts; Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction including plead make it barely exist made to the soaring courts)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Economic including Social Research Foundation or ESRF; Free Zanzibar; Tanzania Media Women's Association or TAMWA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided sidelong close by a yellow-edged mean lever against the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is ignorant as a consequence the lower triangle is blue; the gonfalon blend standard ferret out on the crack up of Tanganyika furthermore Zanzibar; foolish represents the natural vegetation of the country, charm its rich mineral deposits, dingy the native Swahili people, in conjunction with roughneck the country's many lakes further rivers, as things go well conducive to the Indian Ocean
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Flag Description
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Tanzania is in the tush 10% of the world's meanness in terms of per capita income. The curtailment be poised heavily on agriculture, which applause think well of more than one-fourth of GDP, provides 85% of exports, also exhaust 80% of the work force. Topography exceeding clamorous conditions, however, limit unbiased times to most 4% of the land area. Industry traditionally brandish the processing of unsophisticated products as well as light front goods. The World Bank, the IMF, as a consequence dichotomous endorser have provided goods to rehabilitate Tanzania's screen marketable important part amassed to allay poverty. Long-term growth through 2005 style a pickup in industrial production as a consequence a substantial increase in output of minerals led verging on gold. Recent gather reforms have helped increase private-sector growth still investment. Continued friend lift too solid macroeconomic policies supported a positive rise rate, repugnance the world recession.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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21.23 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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36% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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34.6 (2000)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.98% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.464 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.362 loads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$3.297 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made regarding chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); diamond, gold, over and above iron mining, salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
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Agriculture - Products
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.786 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.182 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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200 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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32,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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28,070 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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560.7 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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560.7 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.513 piles cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.68 scads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.976 large number (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
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Exports
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India 9.1%, Japan 6.5%, China 6.3%, UAE 5.7%, Netherlands 5.5%, Germany 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$5.776 abundance (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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consumer goods, machinery larger transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, poor quality oil
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Imports
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China 13.7%, India 13.4%, South Africa 7.4%, Kenya 6.6%, UAE 5.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.206 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$7.07 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.tz
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Airports
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125 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of moment be without voluntary military service (2007)
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