Population: 37,445,392

Location: East South of Uganda and Kenya and north of Mozambique

Languages : Swahili and English (both official), Arabic and many local African languages.

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islam and animist tribal religions

Capital city: Dodoma

Literacy Rate: 78%

Life Expectancy: 45.6 years

Interesting facts:

Tanzania contains three of Africa's best-known lakes— Victoria in the north, Tanganyika in the west, and Nyasa in the south. Mount Kilimanjaro in the north, 19,340 ft (5,895 m), is the highest point on the continent.

Arab traders started colonizing the area in 700, followed by the Portuguese, Oman, Germany and Britain. Iin 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, changing the country’s name to Tanzania later that year.

Projects:

We are currently developing partnerships which will allow us to offer Tanzanian products such as basketry and clothing.

Fables: We currently have no fables from Tanzania.