TANZANIA

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Population mid-2009 ..................................41,048,000
GDP per capita 2009 (Atlas method, US$)........... 1,400
GDP 2009 (APPP, US$ billions)...............57.5

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.9
Labor force (%) ....... 2.9

Total Area...................................................................364,900 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)......51
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 26
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 48
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 85
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................31
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 49
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ...........................................28