Environment - current issues: soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Desertification
Geography - note: Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
@Tanzania:People
Population: 29,460,753 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 45% (male 6,597,703; female 6,638,333) 15-64 years: 52% (male 7,496,133; female 7,868,581) 65 years and over: 3% (male 399,747; female 460,256) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.6% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 40.92 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 19.84 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -5.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)