Karibu Tanzania

Tanzania is strategically located in East Africa bordering the Indian Ocean at about 1400km of coastline. It covers 947,300 km² and is the world's 31st-largest country (after Egypt). It is well situated geographically bordering Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Out of these eight countries bordering Tanzania, six are land locked countries making Tanzania a natural economic hub of East Africa providing natural access and commercial links. Tanzania is the right platform for businesses vying to develop or expand opportunities in the wider region.

Population and Language
The population of Tanzania is 41,048,532. Official spoken languages are Swahili and English. Others are 120 tribal languages.
Currency: Tanzania shilling (Tsh).

Political set up
The United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic composed of 26 regions. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where parliament and some government offices are located. The major coastal city of Dar es Salaam served as the country's political capital and remains the principal commercial city of Tanzania and the seat of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbors.

Transport Network
Tanzania had a total of 125 airports as of 2009, ranking it 47th in the world by number of airports.
There are 2 major airlines in Tanzania: both provide local and regional flights. There are also several charter aeroplane firms. There are two railway companies: TAZARA caters for service between Dar es Salaam and Zambia. The other one is the Tanzania Railways Corporation. There is also a service across the Indian Ocean between Dar-es-Salaam and Zanzibar by several modern hydrofoil boats.
Tanzania has a strong maritime tradition going back centuries. Zanzibar was once the chief port on the East African, Indian Ocean coast. Its hinterland reached into Central Africa as far as the middle Congo River. Swahili traders used dhows to conduct trade though many ports along the coast. This tradition continues today with motorised craft.
Indian Ocean ports:
• Wete
• Tanga
• Pangani
• Bagamoyo
• Zanzibar
• Dar es Salaam
• Kilindoni
• Kilwa Masoko/Kilwa Kisiwani
• Lindi
• Mtwara
The Cairo-Cape Town Highway (highway 4 in the Trans-African Highway network) runs through Tanzania from Namanga on the Kenyan border in the north and the Tanzanian/Mozambican border town of Tunduma in the south-west, via Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa and Mbeya, passing through some of the best scenery in Africa. The section between Taragire National Park and Iringa is paved. A longer eastern route via Moshi and Morogoro is paved. In south-west Tanzania the Trans-African Highway follows the Tanzam Highway linking Zambia to the port of Dar es Salaam