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Tanzania
Definition
Tanzania is a country of East Africa, close to Kenya.
Description
Tanzania was born from the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The Tanzanians obtained their independence in 1964. These old British colonies which are members of the Commonwealth were in turn under the influence of the Romans, Arabic, Portuguese, German then of English. This populated country of 40 million inhabitants has a surface of almost 1million of km2 Considéré by the Romans as "an unknown ground where the lions live", Tanzania nowadays remains a country whose fauna and flora are of an extreme variety. The landscapes to cut the breath invite you to discover this country except standard whose thermal amplitudes require a good physical condition at the same time of you as a good capacity of climatic adaptation when you decide to discover it. On the edges of the Indian Ocean, Dar be Salam remains the port and the economic lung of the country, which obtained a new administrative capital, Dodoma, located in full center of the country. More than 120 ethnos groups live on this territory, of which 95% are of origin bantoue. In the Great Rift which goes from north to the south of the country, the famous volcanos of Kilimandjaro draw up such of the Massaï warriors who take care and who keep the vastness of savannas where feed the gnous and other herds of zebus or zebras if coveted by the predatory natural ones which are the lions, panthers, hyenas and vultures. It is the place of predilection of the "hunters" of images, but also that of the sporting hikers who will go to the meeting of the highest tops from which snows and ices disappear little by little. On an island with broad of Tanzania, Zanzibar testifies to the strong Arab presence. This ground if attracting centuries since, federated all these tribes with the multiple religious practices, around three official languages which are the swahili, English and Arabic.
Author
Anwar Hossain
Author Email
anwtele@yahoo.com
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