Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. r &YUFOEJOH PWFS LN2, Tanzania is one of the largest countries in subSaharan Africa, covering an area greater than Kenya and Uganda combined – and more than four times the size of Britain. r 5IF UPUBM QPQVMBUJPO JT FTUJNBUFE BU million. The population of Dar es Salaam is estimated at 2.5 million – more than the next 10 largest towns combined. In descending order, these are Mwanza, Zanzibar Town, Morogoro, Mbeya, Tanga, Moshi, Dodoma, Arusha, Tabora, and Iringa. r 4VCTJTUFODF GBSNJOH JT UIF DFOUSF PG UIF Tanzanian economy but the country is also the third-largest gold producer in Africa (after South Africa and Ghana) – and the only known source of the tanzanite gem. Tourism has increased tenfold since 1990, generating nearly USD1-billion in annual foreign revenue. r /HPSPOHPSP JT UIF XPSME T MBSHFTU JOUBDU collapsed volcano, while Ol Doinyo Lengai in the north is thought to be the most active volcano on mainland Africa. r 3PVHIMZ PG 5BO[BOJB T MBOE BSFB IBT official conservation status, supporting an estimated 20% of Africa’s large mammal biomass. XXX UBO[BOJB HP U[ www.tanzania.eu www.zanzibar.net www.tanzaniaparks.com www.tanzaniatouristboard.com www.tanzaniainvest.com
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