Tanzania

Comprising mainland Tanganyika and the offshore islands of Zanzibar and Pemba (2,460 sq km).

TanzaniaPRAY FOR THE COUNTRY

• Area: 945,037 sq km

• Population: 45,039,573 Annual Growth: 2.9%

• Capital: Dodoma (official); Dar es Salaam (de facto)

• Urban Percent: 26.4%

• Human Development Index Rank:151 of 182 countries

TanzaniaPRAY FOR THE PEOPLE

• Peoples: 160 (34 unreached)

• Languages: 127

• Official Languages: Swahili, English; 2% speak only Swahili and no local African language.

• Largest Religion: Christian (54% of population)

Christians Other ReligionsP=Protestant J=JudaismI=Independent M=MuslimA=Anglican Bh=BahaiC=Catholic B=BuddhistO=Orthodox H=HinduS=Marginal Sk=SikhU=Unaffiliated Ch=Chinese Rel.X=Other Christian; E=Trad. Ethnic All Christians N=Non-Religious  T=Other

TanzaniaPRAY FOR THE CHURCH

• Christians (self-identified): 24,352,897 54.1% of population Annual Growth: 3.7%

• Evangelicals: 8,042,731 17.9% of population Annual Growth: 2.4%