Tanzania

Masai men

Cattle herd

Children pounding grain

geography

Tanzania is mountainous in the northeast, where Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is situated. To the north and west are the Great Lakes; Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish). The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just offshore. Tanzania contains many large wildlife park including the famous Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park Selous Game Reserve and Mikumi National Park. Gombe National Park.

climate

Tanzania has a tropical type of climate. In the highlands, temperatures range between 10 ̊C and 20 ̊C during cold and hot seasons respectively. Where the white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) and other bovids participate in a large-scale annual migration.

religion

Tanzanias population has been estimated to consist of roughly one third each Muslims, Christians and followers of indigenous religious groups.

economy

The economy is mostly based on agriculture, which accounts for more than half of the GDP. The major food crops include bananas, cassava, corn, millet, rice, sorghum, wheat, and vegetables. The nation has many natural resources including gold and natural gas. Tanzania is also known for the Tanzanite gemstones. The Country also generates income with a large tourism sector that plays a vital part in the economy. Tanzania's export income comes from trading coffee, cotton, tea, and tobacco. A Zanzibar village is surrounded by lush vegetation. Zanzibar's primary exports are cloves and clove oil, products of clove trees, one of the many spices that flourish in the island's tropical heat and humidity.

cuisine

One of the most popular meals among Tanzanians is ugali, a porridge made with corn The Masai raise cattle on the interior plateaus, and cows' milk is an important part of their diet.

Mount kilimanjaro

White bear

Datoga women carry from their home a large gourd

people

The Arab-African families and their settlements produced the Swahili culture. The Arabs bought and sold thousands of African slaves, and Zanzibar became a major slave market. Traditional clothing in Tanzania is a wrap-style garment for both men and women. Muslim men wear a flowing white robe called the Kanzu.

culture

Tanzania has remarkable position in art. Two styles became world known: Tingatinga and Makonde. Tingatinga are the popular African paintings painted with enamel paints on canvas. is both a tribe in Tanzania (and Mozambique) and a modern sculpture style.

languages

Tanzania has more than 126 ethnic groups and each ethnic group has its own language. Swahili is the de facto national language, used for inter- ethnic communication and for official matters. English, the language of colonial administration during the era of British rule, was still used for some official issues, and was thus considered de facto national language alongside Swahili. Other spoken languages are Indian languages, especially Gujarati, and Portuguese (both spoken by Mozambican blacks and Goans) and to a lesser extent French.