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Agriculture > products coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava, bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
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Debt service
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72 |
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[72nd of 128]
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Economic freedom
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110 |
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[110th of 156]
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Exchange rates Tanzanian shillings per US dollar - 1,089.33 (2004), 1,038.42 (2003), 966.58 (2002), 876.41 (2001), 800.41 (2000) |
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Exports to US
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$142.00 |
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[142nd of 224]
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GDP > PPP
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$95.00 |
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[95th of 163]
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GDP per capita in 1950
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$53.00 |
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[53rd of 52]
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GDP per capita in 1973
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$52.00 |
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[52nd of 52]
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Growth competitiveness score
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80 |
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[80th of 102]
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Income category
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Low income |
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Inflation > Duration 2000-2003
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5.1 |
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Informal economy
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7% |
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[7th of 104]
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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18 % of world's poor |
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[18th of 80]
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Technological achievement
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65 |
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[65th of 68]
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Trade balance with US
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$60.00 |
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[60th of 224]
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Trade with US > US exports of glassware, chinaware
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91 |
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[91st of 169]
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Trade with US > US exports of metalworking machine tools
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104 |
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[104th of 197]
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Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines
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103 |
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[103rd of 183]
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Trade with US > US imports of other parts and accessories
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105 |
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[105th of 167]
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Transnational corporations > Affiliates
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109 |
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[109th of 162]
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SOURCES: ; Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services). Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Exports of goods and services includes income and workers' remittances.; Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; The GCI, or the Growth competitiveness index, is composed of three pillars, all of which are widely accepted as being critical to economic growth: the quality of the macroeconomic environment, the state of a country's public institutions, and, given the increasing importance of technology in the development process, a country's technological readiness. The GCI aims specifically to gauge the ability of the world's economies to achieve sustained economic growth over the medium to long term.; World Bank income categories are used; Approximate average inflation rate 200-2003.; The easiest definition of the informal economy is: Street traders and street vendors; Itinerant or seasonal or temporary job workers on building sites or road work; and those in between the streets and home,(e.g. waste collectors); The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; Technology Achievement Index Units: Score; In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; US exports of glassware, chinaware, USD Thousands, 2004; US exports of metalworking machine tools, USD Thousands, 2004; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; US imports of other parts and accessories, USD Thousands, 2004; Number of foreign affiliates to transnational corporations
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, united rep. of tanzania, Tanzania, U. Rep. of
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