A land of incredible contrasts in people, history and nature, Tanzania is a country that draws you in and is absorbed into your soul. Centuries of Eastern mystique have blended with African tribal cultures and taken on the twenty first century creating a unique melting pot.
The highest free standing volcano in the world, Kilimanjaro, stands snow capped over the Masai Steppe, presenting an awesome contrast to the seemingly never ending plains of wildlife that stretch west into the Serengeti and Masai Mara and east to the Eastern Arc Mountains and the Indian Ocean. Softening the coastline of Tanzania are the white sands that form the beaches of the Indian Ocean, and provide the gateway to the ancient spice islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Here the trading history of the islands merges with the present as tourism takes over from a past of spices and slave trade.
The game parks of Tanzania provide the backdrop for some of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet. The wildebeest migration across the Serengetti, the elephants of Tarangiri, the Ngorogoro Crater, are all classic images of Africa. The beauty of Tanzania's wildlife never ceases to amaze, even away from the great game parks and off the beaten track in such area as the Usambara Mountains.
Tanzania lies just south of the Equator in East Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the North, Rwanda, Burundi and The Congo to the West and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the South. It also includes the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar.
As an economically less developed country, Tanzania faces many problems. The population is over 30 million with a growth rate of between 2.8-3.1%. More than half of the population is under 16 years old. It is widely understood that standards of education are falling and that illiteracy is increasing at some 2% per year. Only 68% of children receive primary education and only 6-7% secondary.
In general, standards of health are low with an average life expectancy of 52 years. The major diseases are poverty related and include Malaria, AIDS, Dysentery and parasitic infections. Low-grade malnutrition is common.
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