The United Republic of Tanzania, or Tanzania for short, is located in eastern Africa, south of the equator. The land area is 945,000 square kilometers, and the total population of the country is 59.1 million.
1. Tanzania, one of the birthplaces of ancient humans, is now a member of the Commonwealth.
2. Tanzania was once a well-known "front-line State" that made a significant contribution to the political emancipation of the African continent.
3. Tanzania is one of the least developed countries in the world declared by the United Nations. The economy is dominated by agriculture, with the agricultural and pastoral population accounting for more than 90% of the country's population and the agricultural output value accounting for about 50% of the gross national product (GDP), but it is rare that it has achieved basic self-sufficiency in grain.
4. Tanzania is rich in tourism resources, The three major lakes in Africa, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are all on the Tanzanian border, and Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa at an altitude of 5895 meters, is also in Tanzania.
5.The Government of Tanzania has a free and compulsory primary and secondary education, with an adult literacy rate of 90.4 per cent, one of the lowest illiteracy rates in Africa.
6. Tanzania is a paradise for flora and fauna, with one-third of Tanzania's territory being national parks, animals and forest reserves. There are 15 national parks, 50 wildlife sanctuaries, 1 ecological reserve, 2 marine parks and 2 marine protected areas.
7. The current capital of Tanzania is Dodoma, not Dar es Salaam! The Tanzanian government moved the capital from coastal Dar es Salaam to Dodoma in the interior in 1974, and the relocation is still ongoing.
8. In 1967, Tanzania implemented nationalization and planned economy, centered on the construction of collective farms, and carried out the "Ujama" movement, which was seriously out of touch with the national conditions.
9. The world's earliest human footprints were found in Tanzania and are known as the Radori footprints.
10. The top three denominations of Tanzania's banknotes are printed with elephants, rhinos and lions, and their presidents are printed from the fourth denomination onwards.
11. There is a tree in Tanzania called Mpingo, which translates to "tree of music". It can be used to make the highest quality instruments and can sell for more than ten thousand dollars per kilogram. (In fact, it is a kind of rosewood, no wonder it is so expensive)
12. Tanzania is one of the countries with the best coordination between Africa and Tanzania, and has beaten all the invincibles in the surrounding areas. (Because of what, everyone should know)
13. Tanzania's current national anthem, "God Bless Africa", is also used by Zambia and South Africa.
14. The world's most luxurious train runs between Tanzania and South Africa, it is called the Pride of Africa Train.
15. Tanzania is indeed economically underdeveloped, but they also have one thing that is ahead of the world, and that is that more than half of Tanzanians use mobile payments.
16.Tanzania is the world's largest wildlife migration destination, with more than 750,000 zebras and 1.2 million wildebeest crossing the land during migration.
They are tall and like to jump tall
17.Tanzania has more than 120 tribes in the country and is one of the most diverse countries in the world. The most famous of the tribes are the Maasai.
18. The people of Tanzania can sing and dance, and dance is an indispensable part of life. There are more than 120 tribes in Tanzania, each of which has its own traditional dance, some representing the life process of people from birth to death, some showing major activities in society, such as war, harvest, etc., in addition to showing field farming, hunting, praying to the gods and other content.
19. The Maasai people of Tanzania still have the custom of "fingering the belly for marriage". Once a woman becomes pregnant, many mothers or relatives who give birth to boys come to propose in order to choose a wife for their children. If a pregnant woman gives birth to a girl, she will be a lifelong partner with the boy; if she is born to a boy, she will be friends for life.
20. One of the world-famous animal wars: the Battle of the Gombe Chimpanzees, which took place in Tanzania and lasted for four years. (If you want to know, you can go to my homepage to see, there is an article dedicated to introduction)
21. The huge "Heart of the Sea" gem worn by the heroine in the movie "Titanic" is Tanzanite, which is produced near the northern city of Tanzania, near Arusha, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a world-famous tourist spot, and is the only place in the world. Due to the scarcity of resources, Tanzanite is even rarer than diamond.
22. The most common means of transport in Tanzania is a private minibus, which is used as a bus after the van has its doors widened.
Of the 2500 species of birds in Africa, 1100 can be found in Tanzania.
24. Tanzania has an island called Zanzibar, which accounts for four-fifths of the world's cloves sales, and is known as the "Island of Incense".
25. It is said that Zheng He's fleet once reached this place.
26.Tanzanians are more superstitious and attribute many things to "witchcraft".
27. Because vegetable cultivation is more complicated, vegetables in Tanzania are more expensive than fruits, so if you go there, you will see a lot of meals made with fruits.
28. Friends, it may also be jackals.
PS: I am a cat and cat fish, asking for attention, asking for forwarding, and jointly saving curiosity.