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The United Republic of Tanzania TANZANIA IN FIGURES 2017 National Bureau of Statistics Dar es Salaam July 2018 H. E. Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli President of the United Republic of Tanzania ‘The banking sector is very important in the development of the country and especially in ensuring economic growth. The banking sector contributes significantly to the economy where as in 2015 and 2016 it contributed 3.6 percent. (Opening speech by H.E. President of the United Republic of Tanzania, during the opening of the new CRDB Branch December 13th2017 Dodoma) t CONTENTS Preface .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iii Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols and Notes ............................................................................................................................................................ iv 1.0 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Geography ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 Population ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.0 Health ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 5.0 Education ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 6.0 Disability ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 7.0 Politics .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 8.0 Employment.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 9.0 Investment .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 10.0 Household Budget Survey Statistics .................................................................................................................................................... 51 11 .0 Economic Indicators ............................................................................................................................................................................. 54 12 0: Foreign Trade ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 13 0: Performance Indicators for Selected Economic Activities .................................................................................................................. 65 13.1 Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................................................... 66 i 13.2 Mining ................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 13.3 Manufacturing .................................................................................................................................................................... 69 13.4 Electricity ............................................................................................................................................................................ 70 13.5 Transport ............................................................................................................................................................................ 71 13.6 Information and Communication Technology ................................................................................................................... 76 13.7 Public Finance.................................................................................................................................................................... 78 14.0 Crime Statistics in Tanzania................................................................................................................................................................. 79 15.0 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) Tanzania’s Roadmap ........................................................................................................ 85 16.0 Tanzania Diplomatic Missions Abroad................................................................................................................................................. 90 17.0 New Tanzania Diplomatic Missions Abroad ........................................................................................................................................ 96 18.0 Ordering, Information and Library ........................................................................................................................................................ 97 ii Preface Tanzania in Figures 2017 provides important demographic and socio-economic statistics, as well as development indicators of the United Republic of Tanzania for the year 2017 in particular. This booklet contains information from various statistical publications compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), sector ministries, government departments and agencies. The booklet, therefore serves as a brief and comprehensive reference for such crucial statistical information. The National Bureau of Statistics would like to thank all organizations in the Government, parastatal and private sectors for supplying inputs used in the compilation of this booklet. The National Bureau of Statistics urges further co-operation in the compilation of the forthcoming editions of this booklet and other statistical publications. In this booklet, information in some tables is sourced from ad hoc and periodic surveys and therefore such information is not available for some years. Comments and suggestions that may help to enrich the next edition of Tanzania in Figures are welcome from all statistics users. This document is also available in the NBS website; www.nbs.go.tz. For more detailed information on the published statistics, please visit the NBS library. iii Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols and Notes CBR Crude Birth Rate CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight DRC Democratic Republic of Congo RDT Rapid Diagnostic Test EPZ Export Processing Zone FOB Free on Board GDP Gross Domestic Product JNIA Julius Nyerere International Airport KIA Kilimanjaro International Airport PHC Population and Housing Census PMO Prime Minister’s Office TDHS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey TZS Tanzanian Shilling RALG Regional Administration and Local Government TFR Total Fertility Rate TASAF Tanzania Social Action Fund TIC Tanzania Investment Centre USD United States Dollar VAT Value Added Tax N.A not applicable .. Data not available - Nil/Zero p Provisional/Estimate r Revised Rounding Figures are rounded off independently therefore, details may not add to total. iv 1.0 Background Tanganyika became independent and a republic on 9 December 1961 and 1962 respectively. Zanzibar became independent on 10 December 1963 and the People’s Republic of Zanzibar was established after the Revolution on 12 January 1964. The two sovereign states formed the United Republic of Tanzania on 26 April 1964. The general election held in October 2015 brought to power His Excellency Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli from Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) as the fifth President of the United Republic of Tanzania for a five-year term. Dodoma is the capital city and Dar es Salaam is the major commercial city. The official currency is the Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) and the national language is Kiswahili, but English is also widely used. 1 ### 2.0 Geography The United Republic of Tanzania, Administrative Regional Boundaries 2 ### Geographical Location, Boundaries and Area Tanzania is located in Eastern Africa between longitudes 290 and 410 East, and latitudes 10 and 120 South: Most northerly point Mutukula 10 01'S and 310 25' E, Most southerly point Mtalika 110 32'S and 370 05' E, Most westerly point Kigoma 40 52'S and 290 38' E, and Most easterly point Msimbati 100 21'S and 400 26' E. Tanzania Mainland has frontiers with the following countries/ocean: North: Kenya and Uganda; West: Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo; South West: Zambia and Malawi; South: Mozambique; and East: Indian Ocean. Tanzania Zanzibar is located in the Indian Ocean about 30 kilometers from Tanzania Mainland. 3 Area of the United Republic of