 Tanzania at a Glance| Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique | | Climate: | varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands | | Terrain: | plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south | | Resources: | hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel | | Hazards: | flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought | | Population: | 41,048,532 |
A Brief Profile of TanzaniaShortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.
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