Tanzania Facts

TANZANIA FACTS:

• Population: 36.5 million
• Area: 945,000 sq kilometres/365,000 sq miles
• Language: Swahili, English
• Religion: Christian, Muslim
• Currency: Tanzania Shilling ~ TSH
• Life Expectancy: 45 years
  

Is it safe to travel to Tanznaia, Africa? The continent of Africa is a large continent consisting of fifty-four countries with totally unrelated political systems over 11,700,000 square miles. What happens in one country, even a bordering country does not necessarily affect the other. Think of it this way – if something happened in Greece, would you not travel to Itlay? Or if something happened in the United States, would you not travel to Canada? There are certain inherent risks whenever one travelers, but chances of being involved in an incident are very small. Tanzania is considered to be one of the safest countries to travel to in Africa. It has enjoyed peace and tranquility since Unification in 1964. With country specific risks out of the question in Tanzania, the only safetly concerns may be emergencies usually brought forth by health issues (on a case by case basis) that rarely occur.