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Tanzania : Background and current conditions / Theodore S. Dagne, Library of Congress Congressional Research Service.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dagne, Theodore S., author.
- Series:
- CRS report for Congress ; Number RS22781.
- CRS report for Congress ; Number RS22781
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tanzania--Economic conditions.
- Tanzania.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress Congressional Research Service, 2011.
- Summary:
- Tanzania, an important U.S. ally in Africa, is a stable and important regional actor. There has been a gradual increase in political pluralism, but Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the ruling party, remains dominant in government and parliament. Tanzania's current president, Jakaya Kikwete, who previously served for 10 years as Tanzania's foreign minister, won 80.3% of the votes cast in the December 2005 presidential election. In October 2010, President Kikwete was reelected for a second term with 61% of the votes cast. The ruling CCM won 70% of the seats in parliament. Tanzania continues its pattern of steady real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and has a low and stable inflation rate. The Economist Intelligence Unit predicts real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 6.3% in 2011 and 6.9% in 2012. Inflation is expected to reach 9.1% in 2011 and 8.2% in 2012.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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