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// Geography- // -divided into 26 regions (5 on islands and 21 on mainland) -is the worlds 31st largest country at 947,300 km squared -mountainous in the northeast (Mount Kilimanjaro=africa’s highest peak) -the northwest has the great lakes of Lake Victoria (africa’s largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (africa’s deepest lake) and in the southwest is Lake Nyasa -central tanzania consists of a large plateau with plains -eastern shore is hot and humid
 * United Republic of Tanzania: **

// Economy- // -Based on agriculture (75% of the the exports, employs 75% of the workforce, half of the GDP) -Many natural resources (vast amounts of minerals, natural gas, tourism, etc) -third largest producer of gold in africa -known for tanzanite (gem only found in tanzania) -mineral sector contributed significantly to tanzania’s economy -drought severely affect electricity since 60% is made by hydo-electric methods -tourism sector is growing every year

// Population- // -43,188,000 -distribution is extremely uneven -more than 120 ethnic groups

// Social Structure- // -62% Christians, 35% Muslims, and 3% followers of indigenous religions -official languages: swahili and english l-iteracy rate is 73% -education is mandatory for 7 years (until the age of 15) but only 57% of kids go -under 5 y/o mortality rate is 76 out of every 1000 -life expectancy: 52 -leading cause of death for children is malaria -5.6% of adult have AIDS -55% of the population has access to improved drinking water

// Previous Occupation: // -he was the minister of foreign affairs and was also the chairperson of the african union before he became president -elected in 2005 -was the 4th president of tanzania
 * President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete: **

// Background Info: // -married to Salma Kikwete has eight children born in msoga in the bagamoyo district basketball enthusiast

// Scandals: // 1999- tanzania bought an overpriced BAE security radar for 28 million euros but more than a third of that went to a british middleman, BAE had to pay tanzania back 30 million euros

2005-2006- $166 million was looted from the Bank of Tanzania, after the president asked for everyone who took money to return it $60 million mysteriously came back, no legal action was taken against people who didn’t return the money

2000-present- officials abusing the policies of privatized national mines, with one or two people owning a national mine and making a LOT of money off of it

2006- during an energy crisis the tanzanian gov’t bought generators which didn’t arrive on time and didn’t work properly, but under contract he gov’t agreed to pay $137,000 a day regardless of the amount of electricity supplied. to pay off these debt the gov’t spiked the electricity bill by 40%.

USA China Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF)
 * Supporters: (has no known allies on the list) **

//__Overall:__// 58 (out of 100), 13th (place) __Safety and Rule of Law__- 60, 18th rule of law: 55, 20th accountability: 47, 19th personal safety: 49, 22nd national security: 90, 13th __Participation & Human Rights__- 60, 11th Participation: 58, 17th Rights: 52, 18th Gender: 71, 5th __Sustainable Economic Opportunity__- 58, 11th Public Management: 61, 16th Business Environment: 63, 12th Infrastructure: 32, 21st Rural Sector: 74, 5th __Human Development__- 54, 27th Welfare: 57, 20th Education: 43, 33rd Health: 62, 29th
 * Mo Ibrahim foundation: **

-wants to establish peace with the neighboring countries of Burundi and the democratic republic of congo -is part of the Chama cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution in [| Swahili] ) -wants economic modernization and free market policies as ways to raise the living standards of the citizens of Tanzania -future goals= 1. Increased productivity which would boost the country's revenue 2. Increased employment and improved management 3. Acquisition of new and modern technology 4. Increased and expanded local and international markets for our products, and; 5. Improved and strengthened private sector serving as the engine of the national economy while the government sharpens its focus on provision of social services, infrastructure, security and governance of the state.
 * Political Views: **

//Allies:// America, China, Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) //Enemies:// Uganda
 * Allies and Enemies: **

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