Tanzania Profile.pdf - WorldMap

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TZS%3DXSource: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/tourism.htmlSource: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.htmlSource: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/economicsurveyf.html (2007)Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2843.htmLiteracy: There are a variety of ways different countries calculate literacy rates. The mostcommon definition of literacy is the ability to read and write at a specified age.According to a census in 2002, nearly 70% of the population could read and write in Swahili,English, or Arabic. Tanzanian men are more literate than women (77.5% vs. 62.2%).Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.htmlSource: http://www.indexmundi.com/tanzania/literacy.htmlLand/Geography: Tanzania is located in East Africa and includes the island of Mafia and theislands of Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba).Tanzania covers about 945,000 sq. km (nearly 365,000 sq. mi.). Almost one-fourth of that area isallocated to national parks, game reserves, and forest reserves covering 220,000 sq. km (nearly85,000 sq. mi.). Tanzania has more land allocated to reserves than any country in sub-SaharanAfrica.The name Zanzibar refers to three different things in Tanzania. The territory over which theZanzibar government has jurisdiction is the group of islands just off the coast of Tanzania thatincludes Unguja and Pemba, but not Mafia. The island of Unguja is referred to as Zanzibar, andthe capital city on Unguja Island is also called Zanzibar.The highest elevation in Africa is located in Tanzania on the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro,which is 5895 meters tall (19,340 ft).The largest freshwater lake in Africa (and second largest in the world) is Lake Victoria, part ofwhich is located in Tanzania. Lake Victoria covers nearly 70,000 sq. km (nearly 27,000 sq. mi.).It is one source of the Nile River.Tanzania is also home to the deepest lake in Africa (and second deepest in the world). LakeTanganyika is 1436 meters deep (4710 ft).The fourth deepest lake in the world is also located in Tanzania. Lake Nyasa (also called LakeMalawi) is 706 meters deep (2316 ft). It is believed that this lake contains more species of fishthan any other lake in the world—more than 500 species from ten different families.Climate: The climate of Tanzania is tropical. In most of the country, temperatures do not fallbelow 20˚C (68˚F), although the highland temperatures can drop to 10˚C (50˚F). Since Tanzaniais south of the equator, the hottest season is between November and February with highs from