Tanzania : Quick facts

Population in 2011: 46.2 million (Source: UN Human Development Report 2011)

Capital city: Dar es Salaam

Official language/s: English, Swahili (Source: Lonely Planet)

Currency: Tanzania Shilling (TZS) (Source: www.xe.com/ucc/)

Famous for: The Serengetti, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar (Source: Various)

HDI ranking 2011: 152 of 187 (Source:UN Human Development Report 2011)

GDP per capita (PPP$) 2009: 1362 (Source: UN Human Development Report 2011)

HIV prevalence rate (15-49 years): 5.6% (Source: www.avert.org)

Population living in poverty or less than $ 1.25 a day: 68% (Source: UN Human Development Report 2011)