Tanzania

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Timezone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Major Cities: Dar es Salaam

Tanzania is a sovereign country in East Africa bordering the Indian ocean and eight (8) countries: Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia. The country’s climate varies across the country, temperate on the highlands and tropical along the coast. Also, while the coastal terrain is plain, highlands are common in the south and the north of the country, including Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. 

With a population of approximately 60 million people, Tanzania is the second largest and populous country in Eastern Africa, with the Bantu ethnic group accounting for 95 percent of the country’s population. The official languages of the country are Swahili and English, although Arabic is also widely spoken in Zanzibar. The country adopts a presidential republic system of government which is administratively divided into 31 regions, including Dar es Salaam the country’s capital. The economy of Tanzania is heavily reliant on the agricultural sector, which employs 65 percent of the labor force and the country’s major sources of foreign exchange include Tourism, Gold, Coffee, Cashew Nuts, and Cotton. The major challenges facing Tanzania include the high poverty level, public sector corruption, and increased tension arising from many Zanzibaris’ demands for more autonomy.

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Work and Residence Permit Checklist

Ministry of Industry and Trade, Tanzania

This policy is based on the Zanzibar Investment Promotion and Protection Act (ZIPPA) No.11 of 2004 and outlines the checklist for work and residence permits for investors in Tanzania.

Tanzania • 2004 • Investment

Management of Leprosy Manual for Health Workers

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

This document describes the aims of the Tanzanian National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP); describes the strategy and activities of NTLP; describes the organizational structure of NTLP; explains the burden of leprosy in Tanzania; describes...

Tanzania • 2003 • Health

National Agriculture Policy

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

The general objective of this policy is to develop an efficient, competitive, and profitable agricultural industry that contributes to the improvement of the livelihoods of Tanzanians and the attainment of broad-based economic growth and poverty...

Tanzania • 2003 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Disasters Management Act, 2003

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

An Act to provide for a system for the anticipation, coordination, and control of disastrous situations and related matters.

Tanzania • 2003 • Health

National Trade Policy

Ministry of Industry and Trade, Tanzania

The objective of this National Trade Policy is to enable Tanzania to identify ways and means of navigating through a viable and steady path towards competitive export-led growth for the realization of the goal of...

Tanzania • 2003 • Trade, Industry and Investment

The National Social Security Policy

Ministry of Labour, Tanzania

This policy aims to realize the goals and objectives set out in vision 2025 by extending social security services to the majority of the Tanzanians. The Policy document provides background information on social security, status...

Tanzania • 2003 • Labour

The National Parks Act

Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania

An Act to provide for the establishment, control and management of national parks and related matters.

Tanzania • 2003 • Culture and Tourism

The Fair Competition Act, 2003

Ministry of Industry and Trade, Tanzania

An Act to promote and protect effective competition in trade and commerce, to protect consumers from unfair and misleading market conduct and to provide for other related matters.

Tanzania • 2003 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Agricultural Sector Policy, 2003

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

The overall goal for Zanzibar Agriculture Sector Policy is to promote sustainable development of the agricultural sector for economic, social and environmental benefits for its people.

Tanzania • 2003 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Executive Agencies Act

Government, Tanzania

An Act to make provisions enabling the establishment and operation of semi-autonomous Executive Agencies within the ambit of Government Ministries to provide public services in selected areas more efficiently and effectively and for related matters.

Tanzania • 2003 • Democracy and Governance

The Fisheries Act, 2003

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

An Act to repeal and replace the Fisheries Act, 1970, to make provision for sustainable development, protection, conservation, aquaculture development, regulation and control of fish, fish products, aquatic flora and its products, and related matters.

Tanzania • 2003 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2003

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

An Act to provide for the efficient and comprehensive regulation and control of food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, herbal drugs and poisons and to repeal the Food (Control of Quality) Act, 1978, the Pharmaceuticals and...

Tanzania • 2003 • Health