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Official name:
United Republic of Tanzania
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    General Information
    Region    Eastern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   59 734a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   67.4a
    Capital city    Dodoma
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   261.6c
    UN membership date    14-Dec-61
    Surface area (km2)   947 303b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   99.9a
    National currency    Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   2 287.9d
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic producte (million current US$)31 55347 37957 145c
    GDP growth ratee (annual %, const. 2015 prices)6.46.27c
    GDP per capitae (current US$)732.2946.81 044.1c
    Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added)27.629.230.7c
    Economy: Services and other activitye,f,g (% of GVA)48.346.844.1c
    Employment in agricultureh (% of employed)70.467.564.9
    Employment in industryh (% of employed)5.86.46.8
    Employment in servicesh (% employed)23.826.128.3
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)32.12
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)84.2 / 89.279.8 / 87.979.4 / 87.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100)100158j187d
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)128188165k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)4 0515 8544 414h,d
    International trade: imports (million current US$)8 01314 7069 434h,d
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 3 962- 8 852- 5 020h,d
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 2 211- 3 978- 1 890c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,l (average annual %)2.933
    Urban populationa (% of total population)28.131.634.5d
    Urban population growth ratea,l (average annual %)5.65.5...
    Fertility rate, totala,l (live births per woman)5.65.24.9
    Life expectancy at birtha,l (females/males, years)57.7 / 54.863.1 / 58.866.6 / 63.0
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)44.9 / 4.044.7 / 4.043.6 / 4.2
    International migrant stocka,m (000/% of total pop.)309.8 / 0.7384.6 / 0.7509.2 / 0.9d
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)273.8n328.2320.3d
    Infant mortality ratea,l (per 1 000 live births)55.546.941.2
    Health: Current expendituree,o (% of GDP)5.33.63.6b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)...0.1p~0.0k
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.53.4p...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)103.8 / 101.987.0 / 82.595.4 / 93.0c
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)28.5 / 34.827.0 / 27.330.1 / 28.8c
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)1.9 / 2.42.8 / 5.2... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)8.87.36.5k
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)30.73636.9q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)2.9h20r25r,b
    Research & Development expenditures (% of GDP)0.4t0.5u...
    Threatened species (number)6911 0771 259
    Forested areah (% of land area)54.15252b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)6.2 / 0.110.5 / 0.210.1 / 0.2b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)654725755b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)161515b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)7541 1041 378c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)62.962.962.9d
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)28.0 / ...34.1 / ...35.0 / ...b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)24.0 / 15.029.3 / 20.331.4 / 22.4b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)9.425.564.37c
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