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Ewan McGregor toasts Toms Shoes' Blake Mycoskie at Go Campaign's Go Go Gala...after mutual friends suggested he let organization founder Scott Fifer stay on his couch in London while en route to a project in Tanzania. "I'm here to raise awareness and raise money for the project -- that's my job," said the now... In this article: Ewan McGregor, Silver, and Los Angeles Times |
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Connecticut Post | 13 hours ago
Area Stocks: Diageo to sell brands in Tanzania
...went up 12 cents to close at $68.93. Diageo said Serengeti Breweries Ltd. will distribute East Africa Breweries Ltd. / Diageo brands in Tanzania. The pact ensures that Serengeti Breweries will have sole distribution rights, according to...
In this article: Emerson Electric Co., United Technologies Corp., Diageo, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
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Dime Magazine | 19 hours ago
The Most Popular Jersey in Tanzania
...against Dallas on Dec. 4. Instead, the team plans on giving away Marc Gasol T-shirts. Now the Iverson jerseys will be sent to kids across Tanzania, which is Grizzlies rookie Hasheem Thabeet's home country. The NBA's charity, Basketball Without...
In this article: Allen Iverson, Grizzlies, Hasheem Thabeet, Marc Gasol, NBA, Memphis, Dallas, and Jordan
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
New species of chameleon discovered in Tanzania
Washington, November 24 : A team of scientists has discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania. Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the...
In this article: University of York and Washington
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Times Online | 2 days ago
Heritage axes Genel deal in $1.5bn Ugandan sale$
...even after the special dividend - would be used to continue exploring in Kurdistan and in other territories such as Congo, Matla, Pakistan, Tanzania and Mali. Heritage shares jumped 12.5p, or 2.5 per cent, to 520p in early trading.
In this article: Eni, Uganda, Kurdistan, Heritage Oil, Tullow Oil, and Turkey
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
...early retirement about three years ago, sailing across the world. In an entry on a Web site in June they wrote that they were headed for Tanzania, after initially delaying a voyage there "because of the Somali pirate problem." In the video...
In this article: Britain, Channel 4 News, Arabian Peninsula, Horn of Africa, and London
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BBC News | 5 days ago
East Africa to agree trade deal
...in the East Africa Community East African leaders are due to sign a common market treaty later on Friday. The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi are expected to agree to the free movement of people and goods across...
In this article: Kenya, Tax, East African Community, Burundi, Nairobi, Uganda, Rwanda, and BBC
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Medical News Today | November 17, 2009
Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS In Uganda; Medical Equipment In Tanzania; Birth Control In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Malaria Fight
...a chilling effect on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts" (Lirri, 11/16). WHO, European Commission Donates Medical Vehicles, Equipment To Tanzania Representatives from the WHO and European Commission on Friday announced a donation of over...
In this article: Malaria, HIV, Hiv/aids, Afghanistan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Usaid, and Medical advice
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Centre Daily Times | November 13, 2009
Research and Markets: Tanzania - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
DUBLIN - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8c58d1/tanzania_telecom) has announced the addition of the "Tanzania - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics" report to their offering. Executive summary Tanzania's...
In this article: International Monetary Fund, Tax, TTCL, Vodacom, Africa, and Dublin
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Stuff | November 11, 2009
Tanzania landslide kills 20
...Pirates demand $9.7m for yacht couple At least 47 police killed in Congo ethnic clashes A landslide on a mountainside in northern Tanzania triggered by four days of heavy rain has killed at least 20 people. Monica Mbega, regional...
In this article: Darfur crisis, Congo, and Kilimanjaro
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Tanzania hit by deadly landslide
Rescuers are digging out bodies in the village of Goha, Kilimanjaro province, which was swamped when the side of a mountain collapsed on Tuesday night.
In this article: Kilimanjaro
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Description from Wikipedia:
The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) (pronounced: /ˌtænzəˈniːə/), is a sovereign state in central East Africa bordered by 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. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.
The United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic composed of 26 mikoa (regions). The current head of state is President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected in 2005. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where parliament and some government offices are located. Between independence and 1996 the major coastal city of Dar es Salaam had been the country's political capital. Today Dar es Salaam remains the principal commercial city of Tanzania and the de-facto seat of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbours.
The name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The two states united in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which later the same year was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
Years of failed socialist policies, including forced relocations to collective farms, left the country as one of the poorest, the least developed and the most aid-dependent in the world. Tanzania started a process of gradual reforms in the mid-1980s.
- Name:
- Tanzania
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Local Name:
- Jamhuri Ya Muungano Wa Tanzania
- Capital:
- Dodoma
- Language:
- Swahili (de facto)
- English (Higher courts, higher education)
- Motto:
- "Uhuru na Umoja"
- Largest City:
- Dar es Salaam
- Government type:
- Republic
- Founding Date:
- January 12, 1964
- Formations:
- Merger
- Area:
- 945,203
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $53.716 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $20.721 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $521
- Time Zone:
- EAT
- Currency:
- Tanzanian shilling
- Demonym:
- Tanzanian
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- TZS
- Country Calling Code:
- +255
- ccTLD:
- .tz
- Anthem:
- Mungu ibariki Afrika
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