English CornerTanzania amp; Africa 坦桑尼亚和非洲.pptVIP

2013-04 International Service Dept. English Corner 18th, April., 2013 Contents Africa Tanzania Tanzania Capital Dodoma [d?ud?mɑ:] Largest city Dar es Salaam Official languages Swahili [swɑ:’hi:li]斯瓦希里语 English Independence from the United Kingdom Area Total 945,203?km2 (31st) Water?(%) 6.2 Population 2012?census 44,929,002 Density 46.3/km2 (124th) Currency Tanzanian shilling (TZS) Time zone UTC+3 Calling code +255 Internet Domain Name .tz Tanzania Tanzania (pron.: /’t?nz?’ni??/), officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The countrys eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Tanzania contains Kilimanjaro, Africa‘s highest mountain. [‘kilim?n’d?ɑ:r?u] The country is divided into 30 regions. The head of state is President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected in 2005. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where the countrys parliament and some government offices are located. [d?ud?mɑ:] Between independence and 1996, the main coastal city of Dar es Salaam served as the countrys political capital. Today, it remains Tanzanias principal commercial city and seat of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbors. Tanzania The economy is mostly based on agriculture, which accounts for more than half of the GDP, provides 75% (approximately) of exports, and employs approximately 75% of the workforce. The nation has many natural resources including minerals, natural gas, and tourism. Extraction of natural gas began in the 2000s. Gas is drawn into the commercial capital, Dar Es Salaam and exported to various markets overseas. Tanzania has vast amounts of minerals including gold, diamonds, coal, iron, uranium, platinum, and others. Tanzania is the third-largest producer of gold in Africa after South Af