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Official name: Tanzania
Capital City: Dar es Salaam
Current Local Time:
Country website: http://www.dhl.co.tz
International Dialing Code: 255
Population: 29,058,470 (July 199
Currency: 1 Tanzanian shilling (TSh) = 100 cents
Spoken Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official)
Holidays: Jan 1, 12, Feb 26, Apr 7, 22, 25, 26, May 1, 2, Jul 7, Aug 8, Sep 10, 11, Oct 14, Nov 17, Dec 9, 25, 26
Major Exports: Commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal
Partners: Germany, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
Major Imports: Commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, cotton piece goods, crude oil, foodstuffs
Partners: Germany, UK, US, Japan, Italy, Denmark
Total Export: $462 million (f.o.b., 1994)
Total Import: $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
Gross Domestic Product: $23.1 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income: $800 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate: 67.8%
Population Growth Rate: 1.15% (1996 est.)