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Exact population: 43,601,796 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 78.2%; male: 85.9%; female: 70.7%
Ethnicities: Mainland - native African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, native African, mixed Arab and native African
Land boundaries: Total: 3,861 km; border countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217 km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km
Terrain: Plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m
Imports: South Africa 12.7%, China 7.8%, India 6.4%, Kenya 5.4%, UAE 5.3%, US 4.8%, UK 4.6%, Zambia 4% (2004)
Exports: India 8.9%, Spain 8.2%, Netherlands 6.3%, Japan 5.7%, UK 4.9%, China 4.7%, Kenya 4.7% (2004)
Industries: Agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond, gold and iron mining, soda ash, oil refining, shoes, cement, apparel, wood products, fertilizer, salt
Source: CIA World Factbook