Tanzania
The original report was published in the USA Today on Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Providing protection status for wildlife whilst allowing human habitation generates sufficient revenue to support both conservation and local communities
Around 2.5 million years ago on the eastern border of the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro volcano experienced a spectacular eruption, collapsing inward and creating the largest unbroken and unflooded caldera in the world, measuring up to 12 miles across and covering 102 square miles.
A magnificent haven of rich biodiversity and breathtaking beauty, the Ngorongoro crater floor is home to an impressive array of wildlife. Conservation efforts here make Ngorongoro particularly stand out from the herd. “This is the only place you find human beings and wildlife living together in harmony,” says Bernard Murunya, chief conservator of Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA). Also, half of the NCAA’s revenues goes to support local people.
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LOCATION:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
CAPITAL:
Dar es Salaam
AREA - comparative:
slightly larger than twice the size of California
DISPUTES - international:
Tanzania still hosts more than a half-million refugees, more than any other African country, mainly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite the international community's efforts at repatriation; disputes with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 28.4%
industry: 24%
services: 47.6% (2010 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
IMPORTS:
$6.73 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$5.834 billion (2009 est.)
EXPORTS:
$3.97 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$3.365 billion (2009 est.)
EXPORTS - commodities:
gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton
EXPORTS - partners:
India 12.1%, China 9.4%, Japan 6.7%, Netherlands 5.9%, UAE 5.4%, Germany 4.9% (2009)
 
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