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About Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, but the economy has grown successfully in recent years, and its foreign debt has been wiped out.
Population is 38.4 million and growing, and the major languages are Swahili and English.
Dodoma is the capital, but Dar es Salaam is the largest city.
Major religions are Christianity and Islam.
Gross national income per capita is approx £190 pa.
The economy is dependent on agriculture. Main exports are coffee, sisal, cloves, cashew nuts, cotton, cocoa, minerals and tobacco.
Tanzanians are warm and welcoming people, and there are few tribal problems in the country.
Life expectancy is 46 years (men and women).
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and poverty-related diseases are main causes of illness and death.
Gross school enrolment is currently 44% for secondary education and only a small percentage achieve tertiary education.
Medical colleges have increased in recent years but there is still a long way to go to achieve adequate numbers of qualified doctors, nurses and other medical personnel for the population.
For more information about Tanzania check out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072330.stm or www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania.
Moshi and the Kilimanjaro Region
KCMC sits at 900m in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, on the outskirts of Moshi, which is a bustling town of about 150,000 people.
Moshi is the home of the Chagga tribe. The plains spreading out beyond Moshi are the home of the Maasai tribe.
Kilimanjaro has more secondary schools and colleges of further education than most other parts of the country.
Kilimanjaro is a major coffee growing region.
The staple diet is maize and bananas, both of which are grown by every family with a small plot of land.
