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Tanzania

Introduction

Tanzania is an East African country that was formed when Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged in April 1964.

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Political

It has a presidential with legislature system of government. The last elections were held on 25th October 2015.

(Source, International Foundation for Electoral Systems)

Economical

The currency is Tanzanian shilling - TZS  and the main economic activity is Agriculture. 

GDP $48.06 Billion (2014)

Gini Coefficient 37.8 (2012)

(Source, World Bank)

ICT

ccTLD is .tz

Penetration of Internet as at December 2014 was 14.9% (Source, TCRA)

Regulator is Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority.

Population

The country’s population stood at 51.82 Million as at December 2014.

Urbanization/Rural population ratio as at December 2015 was at 31:69.

(Source, United Nations Population Department)

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