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![]() ![]() Tanzania Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/tanzania/tanzania_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 945,090 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than twice the size of California Land boundaries: 3,402 km total
Coastline: 1,424 km Maritime claim: @m5Territorial sea: 12 nm Disputes: maritime boundary dispute with Malawi in Lake Nyasa; Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika is indefinite pending settlement of the Zaire-Zambia boundary Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south Natural resources: hydropower potential, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel Land use: 5% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 40% meadows and pastures; 47% forest and woodland; 7% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: lack of water and tsetse fly limit agriculture; recent
droughts affected marginal agriculture; Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
NOTE: The information regarding Tanzania on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tanzania Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tanzania Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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