Tanzania Country Profile - Unicef

A lack of infrastructure limited
rapid development for a long
time. For instance the lack of a
bridge over the large Rufiji
River had made it difficult to
connect the land mass to the
north of the river with that to its
south. Since the completion of
the Rufiji bridge and a major
trunk road connecting the two
sides, traffic and economic
activity has stepped up
significantly.
Rufiji Bridge
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The advent of mobile phones has addressed previous difficulties with
communication. The mobile phone network now reaches remote areas that were
previously out of circulation.
Nyungi Beach, Zanzibar
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The combination of an
improving road infrastructure,
better telephone access and
improving sea and air transport
is increasing the economic
growth of the country. The
average annual rate of
economic growth has been
between 5 and 7 percent in
recent years. Agriculture is
growing at about 4 percent,
tourism at about 7 percent and
mining at about 17 percent. As
a result mining is increasingly
gaining a greater share of the
country’s exports.
Flying Flamingos
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Copy written in August 2008 by
Isiye Ndombi who lived in
Tanzania from 1997-2003 while
working for UNICEF.