FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 36,232,074 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 18,810 square miles. Slightly larger than twice the size of California

CURRENCY Tanzania Shillings (TZS)

EXCHANGE 1 US$ = 941.954 TZS (February 2002 est.)

CAPITAL Dar es Salaam. The administrative capital is Dodoma

GDP $25.1 billion (2000 est.) purchasing power parity

GDP GROWTH 5.2% (2000 est.)

RESOURCES Natural resources include: hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, gold, natural gas