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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The Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika

Government, Tanzania

The objective of the Convention is to ensure the protection and conservation of the biological diversity and the sustainable use of the natural resources of Lake Tanganyika and its Basin by the Contracting States based...

Tanzania Democracy and Governance

National Family Planning Procedure Manual

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

The document provides the most current and up-to-date knowledge on the methods of contraception currently approved by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania.

Tanzania Health

National Strategy for Gender Development

Ministry of Gender and Children, Tanzania

This policy aims to consolidate and speed up the implementation of the Women and Gender Development Policy, which strives to redress gender gaps and inequalities between men and women. It also aims to guide implementers...

Tanzania Agriculture and Rural Development

The Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP)

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

This document is divided into the main text and eight annexes. The main text provides an overview of the relevant policy and strategic frameworks in Tanzania (Section 1), including an overview of agriculture, Government strategies...

Tanzania Agriculture and Rural Development

The Rufiji Basin Development Authority Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

An Act to establish Rufiji Basin Development Authority, to provide for the functions and powers of the Authority and related matters.

Tanzania Agriculture and Rural Development

The Plant Protection (Datura) Rules

Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

These Rules may be cited as the Plant Protection (Datura) Rules. It emphasizes that every owner or occupier of land upon which wheat or rye is growing shall uproot and destroy any datura which may...

Tanzania Agriculture and Rural Development

National Parks Ordinance

Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania

An Act to amend the National Parks Ordinance.

Tanzania Culture and Tourism

National Human Settlements Development Policy

Ministry of Housing, Tanzania

The overall goal of this policy is to promote the development of human settlements that are sustainable and to facilitate the provision of adequate and affordable shelter to all income groups in Tanzania.

Tanzania Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Deep Sea Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2020

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries

An Act to make provisions for recognition of the existence of the Deep Sea Fishing Authority, provide for administration of the Authority, management and development of fisheries conservation and related activities in all areas which...

Tanzania Agriculture