Tanzania country profile



Map of Tanzania. Source: CIA World Factbook
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Map of Tanzania. Source: CIA World Factbook
Satellite image of Tanzania. Source: Cwolfsheep/Wikipedia/The Map Library
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Satellite image of Tanzania. Source: Cwolfsheep/Wikipedia/The Map Library
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. (Source: Photograph by John Morrison)
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. (Source: Photograph by John Morrison)

  1. General overview
    • Major environmental issues
  2. Geography
    • Overview
    • Climate
    • Major rivers, lakes, mountains, and other terrestrial features
    • Districts and cities
  3. Ecology and Biodiversity:
    • WWF Ecoregions of Tanzania
  4. Natural Resources
  5. Human Society
    • Demographics
    • Human Development Index
    • Governance
    • Health issues
    • Civil society
    • Economy and trade
    • Important environmental people
    • Urbanization
  6. Protected Areas:
  7. Conservation initiatives in Tanzania

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Citation
Surface, Maggie (Lead Author); Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor). 2009. "Tanzania country profile." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 4, 2008; Last revised June 19, 2009; Retrieved November 7, 2009]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Tanzania_country_profile>
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