Demographics
| Capital: | Dar es Salaam (de facto administrative capital), Dodoma (national capital); note: Dodoma, designated the national capital in 1996, serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly and is thus the legislative capital; Dar es Salaam (the original national capital) remains the de facto capital, the country’s largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation |
| Population: | 67,462,121 (2024 est.) |
| Land Area: | 885,800km2 |
| Religions: | Christian 63.1%, Muslim 34.1%, folk religion 1.1%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified 1.6% (2020 est.); note: Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim |
| Languages: | Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic, many local languages |
Projects
The Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith (2022) provided USD $217,017.41 funding for the under-listed projects:
- Ordinary Subsidy for the Archdiocese of Dodoma
- Catechetical Subsidy for Archdiocese of Dodoma
- Ordinary Subsidy – Ai Padri Cappuccini in the Archdiocese of Dodoma
- Completion of Priests’ Rectory at Kigwe Parish in the Archdiocese of Dodoma
- Renovation of a Priests’ Rectory at Lumuma Village in the Archdiocese
- Renovation of a Priests’ Rectory at Bahi Parish in the Archdiocese of Dodoma
- Ordinary Subsidy for the Diocese of Geita
- Catechetical Subsidy for the Diocese of Geita
- Ordinary Subsidy for the Diocese of Ifakara
- Catechetical Subsidy for the Diocese of Ifakara
- Ordinary Subsidy for the Diocese of Kondoa
- Catechetical Subsidy for the Diocese of Kondoa
Source: CIA World Factbook