Interesting facts about Tanzania

Interesting facts about Tanzania Is a great opportunity to learn more about East Africa. In the bowels of the state, there are many natural resources, nevertheless, the agrarian sector accounts for most of the economy.

So, here are the most interesting facts about Tanzania.

1. The full name of the country is the United Republic of Tanzania.
2. The official languages ​​of Tanzania are Swahili and English, while almost no one speaks the latter.
3. The largest lakes in Africa (see interesting facts about Africa) - Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa are located here.
4. About 30% of Tanzania's territory is occupied by nature reserves.
5. In Tanzania, less than 3% of the population live to age 65.
6. Did you know that the word "Tanzania" comes from the names of 2 reunited colonies - Tanganyika and Zanzibar?
7. In the middle of the 19th century, a mass of Europeans appeared on the coast of modern Tanzania: traders and missionaries from Great Britain, France, Germany and America.
8. The republic's motto is "Freedom and Unity".
9. An interesting fact is that Tanzania has the highest mountain in Africa - Kilimanjaro (5895 m).
10. Interestingly, 80% of Tanzanians live in villages and towns.
11. The most common sports are football, volleyball, boxing.
12. Tanzania has a compulsory 7-year education, but no more than half of local children attend school.
13. The country is home to about 120 different peoples.
14. In Tanzania, albinos are born 6-7 times more often than in any other country in the world (see interesting facts about the countries of the world).
15. The median age in Tanzania is less than 18 years old.
16. The local Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest and second largest in the world.
17. The famous rock musician Freddie Mercury was born in the territory of modern Tanzania.
18. In Tanzania, left-hand traffic is practiced.
19. The republic has the largest crater on our planet - Ngorongoro. It covers an area of ​​264 km².
20. In 1962, an unexplained epidemic of laughter occurred in Tanzania, infecting about a thousand inhabitants. It was finally completed only after a year and a half.
21. Export of national currency to Tanzania is prohibited, however, as well as its import.
22. The local lake Natron is filled with such alkaline water, with a temperature of about 60 ⁰С, that no organisms can survive in it.

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