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Tanzania
	; Tanzania: World Factbook, 2009
Area	947,300 sq km
Population	41,048,532 (July 2009)
Languages	Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Religions	mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Ethnicity	mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	50,560 (2006)

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Tanzania is a country in eastern Africa with a population of 41,048,532 (July 2009 estimate).^[3] It is bordered by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.^[4] In 2009 there was one organized Anabaptist-related group officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 50,560 total members.^[5]

Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in Africa.

In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group officially associated with MWC in Tanzania:

↑ "Tanzania," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html (accessed 7 August 2009).
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ibid.
↑ Ibid.
↑ "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 7 August 2009).

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 In 2009 there was one Anabaptist-related group officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Tanzania:
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Tanzania
Tanzania: World Factbook, 2009^[1]
Area	947,300 sq km
Population	41,048,532 (July 2009)
Languages	Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages
Religions	mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Ethnicity	mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African^[2]
Groups Associated with MWC	1 (2006)
Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches	50,560 (2006)