10 Things you Didn't know About Tanzania
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Welcome back to the Countries Facts and thanks for watching now and on facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent well in this Article we're taking you all the way to East Africa and we're shining the light on one of the most beautiful countries in that part of the continent Tanzania officially known as the United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania is a country is Africa within the African Great Lakes region it is bothered by Uganda to the north Kenya to the northwest Commerce Island and the Indian Ocean to the east Mozambique and Malawi to the south Zambia to the southwest and Rwanda Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west that's a whole lot of buttons Tanzania has a population of about fifty six point three million people spread across it's nine hundred forty-seven thousand three hundred and three kilometres square of island the country gains its independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 and so he leads the official language of the country if you're new here welcome this shots subscribe my channel notifications so you don't miss any of our Article Tanzania who's current president is John McGee Fuli has a GDP of about one hundred eighty six billion dollars and a per capita income of three thousand five hundred seventy one dollars Tanzania is a wildlife heaven and with that said here are ten things you probably didn't know about Tanzania.
1 Tanzania has the highest concentration of animals per square kilometres in the world when it comes to wildlife East African countries topped the list around the world Tanzania is a large country filled with different species of animals in Tanzania there are roughly 4 million world animals accounting for 20% of Africa's large mammal population it's also homes the largest island population on the planet some numbers cook over 16,000 lions Tanzania's fauna is notable but for sheer numbers and variety with representatives of 430 species and species among the country's more than four million world animals this includes zebras elephants wild beasts buffaloes hippos giraffes antelopes dik-diks gazelles and lungs and kudos.
2 The shortest war in history was fought in Tanzania the angle Zanzibar war was a military conflict between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on the 27th of August 1896 the conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes making it the shortest recorded war in history the immediate cost of the war was the dead of the pro-british Sultan Hamid bin thuwaini on the 25th of August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan Khalid bin Burgas the British authorities preferred Hamad bin Mohammed who was more favorable to the British interest as Sultan in accordance with the treaty signed in 1886 a condition for accession to the Sultanate was that the candidate obtained the permission of the British Consulate and callee did not fulfill that requirement they ultimatum expired and nine o'clock it's African time on the 27th of August by which the British had gathered three creases two gunboats 150 Marines and sailors and 900 Zanzibar ease in the harbor area Britain came out the victor with just one person wounded while the losing side suffered a somewhat greater loss with more than 500 dead or injured.
3 Tanzania is home to the highest mountain in Africa monkey Manjari with its three volcanic cones Kibo Moines Zee and Shira is a dominant volcano in Tanzania it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single freestanding mountain in the world with a summit of 5,895 metres above sea level and about 4,900 meters high from its plateau base commander is also the foot most topographically permanent peak on earth the first people not to have reached the summit of the mountain where hands mayor and Ludwick to China in 1889 the mountain is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a measure of climbing destination because of its shrinking Glacia and disappearing ice fields the mountain has been subject to many scientific studies.
4 The world's largest volcanic crater is found in Tanzania guru-guru Crete is an extinct volcano caldera in the eastern Rift Valley northern Tanzania it lies 120 kilometres west of the town of Arusha the caldera measures between 16 to 19 kilometres across and has an area of 264 square kilometres it's heavily forested River Rises 2,000 feet that is 610 metres above the calderas flow to an innovation of 7500 feet that is 2386 metres Gregorius thought to have found about 2.5 million years ago from a large active volcano whose cone collapse inwards after a measure eruption living the present vast unbroken caldera as its chief remnant the calderas flow is predominantly open grassland it is home to a diverse array of animals including elephants black rhinos leopards buffaloes zebras waffles wild beasts grunts and Thompson's gazelles and the densest population of lions in the world the local Maasai population also greets their livestock in the crater lake magadi a shallow sudenly gripped by extinct volcanoes is renowned as a habitat for great flocks of pink flamingos.
5 Tanzania is the third largest country in East Africa by surface area amongst all the countries in is Africa Tanzania is the third largest in terms of surface area Tanzania has a surface area of about 900 75303 kilometre square the largest and most populated city in Tanzania is Dar es Salaam which was previously the country's capital before it was transferred to dude oh man it comes after a topia with a surface area of about 1 million one hundred three thousand four hundred kilo meter square and Sudan Tanzania is also the thirteenth largest country in Africa and the 31st in the world.
6 The largest land crab world can be found in Tanzania Tanzania is home to the coconut crab this crap the largest crowd in the world and reportedly one of the most delicious can be found in tomba island of Zanzibar and up to one meter that is three feet long coconut crab are not simply the largest land crabs they are also the largest at reports the group that includes insects spiders and crustaceans that live on land these crabs have the advantage of living on the waterway it's really supported this my dear Wade they eat a varied diet including lots of fleshy fruits and they also prey on smaller crabs and they also prey on smaller crabs when they decide to eat a coconut they rip strips of husk off with their pincers then hit it repeatedly until it breaks open they leave it on the ground burrows lined with fibers from coconut husks unlike most crabs they are almost entirely land-based only returning to the sea to lay their eggs.
7 Muhammed LG is the richest person in Tanzania Mohammed doji's a Tanzanian billionaire who was born in 1975 he's the CEO of Mohammed Enterprise Tanzania Limited he is the youngest billionaire in Africa he also has 5% stakes of this company the company was founded by his father he continued the business with all his effort and hard work he also owns many government oriented manufacturing plants such as edible oil and textile industries his actual net worth is near about 1.9 billion dollars he was recognized as the richest businessman according to Forbes.
8 The great migration in Tanzania is being considered as one of the wonders in the world each year close to 2 million wild beasts zebras and other antelopes gather up their young and start the long trek up not from Tanzania Serengeti National Park - Kenya's Masai Mara National Park in search of greener pasture their journey runs in the clockwise cycle covers some 1,800 miles that is two thousand nine hundred kilometers and is notoriously fraught with peril and Mali an estimated two thousand five hundred thousand wild beasts and thirty thousand zebras by a hood as a result of predators exhaustion thirst or a diseases river crossings are especially dangerous health gathering their thousands to watch the water in the Grumeti River in Tanzania and the Mara River in Tanzania and Kenya at both points running the gauntlet of strong currents and lurking crocodiles however they undoubtedly offer some of Africa's most dramatic wildlife encounters and are particularly rewarding for photographers.
9 Tanzania has had a total of five presidents since independence seeing the independence of Tanzania in 1961 there have been a total of five presidents the first president of Tanzania was Julia's near area who became president on November 1st 1964 he was the president of Tanzania for 21 years and four days the second President Ali Hassan weeny took office on November 15 1985 and ruled for 10 years and 18 days Benjamin Carter became the third president and ruled for ten years 28 days the foot president of Tanzania was Jakaya Kikwete II and he was a president from nine years and 319 days John Nava fully became the fifth president of Tanzania on November 5th 2019 and is currently the president of the country.
10 Lake Victoria Tanzania is the largest tropical lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the world Tanzania shares with most of its African neighbors the massive Lake Victoria although the bulk of Lake Victoria rests in Tanzania part of it rests in Uganda Kenya and Rwanda Lake Victoria provides livelihood to communities in seven countries in Africa that's Tanzania Kenya Uganda Sudan Rwanda South Sudan and Egypt which shares the waters of Lake Victoria through the river now which empties the lake into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt this lake is home to a great variety of freshwater species including hippos fish crocodiles and turtles among others it not only supplies food but is also a source of hydropower it's a transnational transport hub and a marine tourism hub there you have it display those were some interesting facts you probably didn't know about Tanzania are you a Tanzanian watching this Article feel free to add more facts about Tanzania you feel have not been mentioned in this Article the best comment will be pinned thanks for watching this video if you want us to cover any of your favourite countries in Africa do also leave your suggestion in the comment section below.
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