Tanzania
TanzaniaA country in East Africa, consisting of the former republic of Tanganyika and the island of Zanzibar.
Physical.
Tanzania is bounded by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique on the south. It has a coast on the Indian Ocean and several islands; Pemba and Zanzibar islands both have a degree of autonomy. A hot, wet coastal plain rises through thick forest and areas planted with sisal to a warm plateau. In the north is Mount Kilimanjaro, below which the soil is volcanic and coffee can be grown. In the extreme north is Lake Victoria, round which cotton is cultivated; the Serengeti National Park is here. Lake Tanganyika along the western border and Lake Malawi in the south, both lie in the western arm of the Great Rift Valley.Economy.
In recent years Tanzania has shifted from socialist principles in economic planning to...[The entire page is 616 words long]
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