Tanzania

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Tanzania is a country in East-Africa. They are bordered by Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and the [|Indian Ocean].


===Tanzania is one of the five poorest countries in the world. At almost one million square kilometers, the East African state is approximately 25 times as big as Switzerland. In many Century Tanzania get, and then specially coast real in the country, strong influence of Arabian culture against transaction and regular. On Zanzibar they got establish an Arabian transaction station, and from 1698 Zanzibar base the Arabian Sultan of Oman.=== ===In the period 1891 to 1919 - Tanzania was a German colony. From 1919 until 1961 – Tanzania was considered, and became a British Mandate. This historical fact is the reason why a major part of the population speek english in Tanzania, not just only swahili.===

===After nearly a hundred years of European colonial rule, Tanzania - or Tanganyikia as it was called then, got their independence in December 1961. Julius Nyerere – former Minister of British-administered Tanganyika - continued as Prime Minister when Tanganyikia became independent.=== ===In 1963 – the neighbouring islands of Zanzibar became independent. Together – Tanganyikia and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania. On April 26, 1964 - introducing the green, black and gold flag – added wiht a blue band (symbolising the sea), the United Republic of Tanzania was founded. On this great event, Julius Nyerere introduced African socialism, which emphasized justice and equality.===

===As a digression ; Tanzania may be young as a nation – but is home to some of the oldest human settlements unearthed by archaeologists., In an area often referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind" – fossils of early humans thought to be over 2 million years old, are found - including the oldest known footprints of the immediate ancestors of humans, referred to as the “Laetoli footprints”, estimated to be about 3.6 million years old.===

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===Tanzania is mountainous in the northeast, where [|Mount Kilimanjaro], Africa´s highest peak, is situated. To the north and west are the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria who is Africa's largest lake. Tanzania’s landscape is very variable, and has everything from big mountains, savannahs, and lakes to one coastline with coral reef. The country has a subtropical climate, with two epochs with rainy season. One from Mars to May, and the other one from November to January. The country has a very rich plant- and animal life. They are well known for the black rhinoceros. Ca 39% of the territory in Tanzania is protected in form of a National Park or game reservation. Tanzania contains many large and ecologically significant wildlife parks, like the famous Ngorongoro Crater and so on.===



===In the 1980´s, Tanzania’s socialist system failed in major areas, and the country soon found itself on the brink of socio-economic collapse. Even today it is still on the lowest rung of economic and social growth and is therefore reliant on international aid in many areas. The absense of economic and social development has left the state school system in a very desperate state. Some regions – like Kisimiri, a region at the foot of Mt Meru, is particularly badly off, already being one of the most barren and poorest areas - in all means. Lack of buildings, premises, teaching materials and even motivated teachers – we all can see the huge problems the educational system is facing. Here are som facts to illustrate some conditions; //a primary school teachers salary amounts to barely US$ 50 per month. There are practically no secondary or high schools: only 3% of all pupils can attend one of the few, mostly privately-run secondary schools, which are, of course, beyond the means of the majority.// Something to think about – compared to our standard of education.===

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