President of the High Transitional Authority: Andry Rajoelina
President: Jakaya Kikwete
Population
22,599,098
48,261,942
Life Expectancy
64.850 years
60.760 years
Capital City
Largest city
Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430)
Dar es Salaam (population: 2,698,650)
Human Development Index
0.533
0.503
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
68.9%
69.4%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.4%
30.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished in practice
Political System
republic
republic
Independence date
Religions
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Languages
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Area
587,041 km sq
947,300 km sq
Coastline
4,828 km
1,424 km
Climate
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
