Area: 364,898 sq. mi.; twice the size of California
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Population: 38 million
Government: Republic

 

The economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for half of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 90% of the workforce. Prolonged drought during the early years of the 21st century has severely reduced electricity generation capacity. During 2006 Tanzania suffered a crippling series of "load-shedding" or power rationing because of the shortfall of generated power, largely because of insufficient hydro-electric generation.

Assist in Tanzania:

2002 November: Upgraded the Zanzibar hospital on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania.

2004, March: Bugando Hospital, Mwanza, Tanzania.

2004, April: Zanzibar Hospital, Zanzibar, Tanzania.