Area: 947,300 squares kilometres of land
Capital: Dodoma
Principal cities: Dar es Salam, Dodoma, Arusha, Tanga, Mbeya and Mwanza
Official language: Swahili, English
Independence day: 9th December 1961; Union day: 26th April 1964
Population: The Population of Tanzania is 61.74 million ( 2022 census results, National Bureau of Statistics)
Demographic growth: 2.032% (2010 est.)
Life expectancy: 52.49 years (CIA 2010 est.)
Literacy rate: 69.4% (2002 census)
Religion(s): Mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Human development index: Increase 0.521
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
GDP: $18.46 billion at Current prices ( Third Quarter 2022 GDP, National Bureau of Statistics)
GDP per capital: $998
Growth rate: 6% (2009 est.)
Rate of unemployment: N/A
Rate of inflation: 12.1% (2009 est.)
Export partners: India 8.51%, China 7.55%, Japan 7.12%, Netherlands 6.21%, UAE 5.71%, Germany 5.17% (2009)
Import partners: India 13.97%, China 13.71%, South Africa 7.8%, Kenya 6.89%, UAE 4.65%, Japan 4.34% (2009)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: agriculture: 26.4%, industry: 22.6%, services: 50.9% (2009 est.)