_#_Infant mortality rate: 105 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 50 years male, 55 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Tanzanian(s); adjective—Tanzanian
_#_Ethnic divisions: mainland—native African consisting of well over 100 tribes 99%; Asian, European, and Arab 1%
_#_Religion:
mainland—Christian 33%, Muslim 33%, indigenous beliefs 33%;
Zanzibar—almost all Muslim
_#_Language: Swahili and English (official); English primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education; Swahili widely understood and generally used for communication between ethnic groups; first language of most people is one of the local languages; primary education is generally in Swahili
_#_Literacy: 46% (male 62%, female 31%) age 15 and over can read and write (1978)