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  • Title: Tanzania.
    Author: United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs.
    Journal: Backgr Notes Ser; 1986 Jul; ():1-8. PubMed ID: 12177914.
    Abstract:
    In 1985, Tanzania's population was 21.7 million in the Mainland and 600,000 in Zanzibar, with an annual growth rate of 3.2%. The infant mortality rate was 110/1000 and life expectancy was 52 years. 85% of the labor force is engaged in agriculture, while the remaining 15% work in industry, commerce, or government. The gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at US$4.1 billion in 1984, with an annual growth rate of 2.5% and a per capita income of $200. Tanzania is a single-party state with a strong central executive. The Government pursues a policy of socialism and self-reliance. Many manufacturing enterprises are state controlled. Although agriculture provides 1/3 of the GDP, the Government has focused on industrial development. Broad-based development plans stress providing food, shelter, drinking water, education, and health care at the village level. Government recognition of the domestic factors influencing allocation of scarce resources has led to an increasing emphasis on agriculture in macroeconomic policies.
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