Factsheet : Tanzania

Official Title:
United Republic of Tanzania

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General Information

Capital: Dodoma / Dar es Salaam (Admin)
Population (million): 48.63
Total Area: 885,800km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1618.30148 Shilling (TZS) (2016- Annual average)
National Holiday: April 26 (Union Day)
Language(s): Official: Swahili and English Others: Arabic, many local languages

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Political Information

Type of State:
Presidential Republic

Type of Government:
Executive: The President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term). The Prime minister is appointed by the President. Legislative: Unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) (357 members).

Head of State:
President Dr. John Magufuli

Head of Government:
President Dr. John Magufuli

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Dr. Augustine Mahiga Industry and Trade: Charles Mwijage
Finance and Planning: Philip Mpango

Main Political Parties:
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM - Revolutionary Party), Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendelop (Chadema - Party of Democracy and Development), Civic United Front (CUF - Zanzibar)

Elections:
Last: 2015 (presidential and legislative). Next: 2020 (presidential and legislative).

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Economic Information (2016)

Comparative figures

Type	Tanzania	Canada
GDP: ($ billion)	62.53	2,026.59
GDP per capita: ($)	1,285.75	55,938.56
GDP growth rate: (%)	6.58	1.43
Inflation: (%)	5.17	1.41
Unemployment: (%)	0	7

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Product Trade and Investment (2016)

Canadian exports to country: $86,152,062
Canadian imports from country: $13,685,255
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in Tanzania: $ million

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Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Jack Mugendi Zoka

Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Ian Myles

May 2017
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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