Tanzania

• Tanzania is a country in the east of Africa. Its official name is the United Republic of Tanzania. The total area of the country is more than 900 000 sq km (945 087 sq km). It borders on Kenya and Uganda in the north, on Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia in the south, on Congo, Burundi and Rwanda in the west. It is washed by the Indian Ocean in the east and has some islands in its waters.

• The government rules the country. The head of the country is the president. It is divided into 25 regions. There are two state languages in Tanzania: English and Swahili. Nearly 99 % of the population consists of African people. Other people come from European countries.

• The climate of Tanzania changes with the height over the sea level. On the coastlines, the climate is tropical, where the temperature is +27 o C all year round. Deep in the continent, it is warmer and drier.

• The rainfalls season lasts from December until May here. Many rainfalls are on the western coasts of Lake Victoria (over 2000 mm a year).

• One can find rare forests, savannahs and wet equatorial forests in Tanzania. Many red trees grow here. Animal world in the country is very rich. Antelopes, zebras, elephants, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffes, lions, leopards and different kinds of monkeys live here.

• The biggest lakes as Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa are situated in the country.

• There are many places of interest in Tanzania. Among them is the National Museum in Dar es Salaam, the fortress ruins, picturesque caves Ambony and others. Many tourists visit safari parks and Kilimanjaro.

• The capital of the country is Dodoma. The population of the city is more than 200 thousand people.