Tanzania

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.

Economical characteristics

 * Currency: Tanzanian shilling (ISO code: TZS)
 * Central bank discount rate: 3.7% (31 December 2009)
 * Commercial banks lending rate: 15.03% (31 December 2009 )
 * Stock of money (M1): $2.464 billion (31 December 2008)
 * Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $3.362 billion (31 December 2008)

Notable events:

 * Banking crisis: 1987

Links

 * Tanzania on Wikipedia
 * Central bank of Tanzania
 * Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
 * BBC country profile