Since being selected as a volunteer, I started looking into Tanzania. I don't know a whole lot about the country, but I thought I could compile some information here on this blog to help everyone else understand where it is I will be going in July.
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Africa - The green country is Tanzania.
Tanzanian flag
The United Republic of Tanzania is a central-east African country. The capital city is Dodoma and the largest city is Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is a combination of Tanganyika and Zanzibar which were separate states that united in 1964. Tanganyika means 'sail in wilderness' and Zanibar means 'fair is this island'.
The population is approximately 45 million people, with a life expectancy of 52 years and a median age of 18 years.
English and Swahili are the two official languages. Swahili is the unifying language between the different tribes (each which has its own language), while English enables Tanzanians to participate in the global economy and culture. Swahili is used in primary education while English is used for secondary and post secondary education.
Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the heighest point in Africa and is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent (Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa).
As of a 2007 estimate, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in adults is 6.2%, which is approximately 1.4 million people.
The Tanzania economy is largely argricultural with its valuable cash crops being coffee, cottton, sisal and tea.
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