*Tanzania is 945,100 sq. km.
* population of 31 million, 32 persons per square kilometre.
* GDP per capita of approximately US$220 (1997). Agriculture (60 % ),services (26 %) and industry (15 %).
* Tanzania has built a successful tourist industry around its wildlife.
* 25 % live in urban areas growing at over 6 percent per annum, around twice the national rate of population growth.
* There are ten major towns with populations of over 150,000 with the major city and port, Dar es Salaam, three million
* 50 percent of the population lives on US$1 per day.
* Interest payments on international debt are $10 /person/year