Tanzania

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Official Name
United Republic of Tanzania
Population Full

58,005,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
English, Swahili
Literacy Rate
80% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1984), CDE (1979), CPPDCE (2011), CSICH (2011), ICCPR (1976), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Dimmendaal 1989, Maho and Sands 2002, Nurse and Philippson 1980, Polomé and Hill 1980, Schadeberg and Bender 1981, Taylor 1962, Whiteley 1969, Willis 1966
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Tanzania is 130. Of these, 128 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 120 are indigenous and 8 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 24 are developing, 54 are vigorous, 43 are in trouble, and 5 are dying. Also listed is 1 unestablished language and 1 macrolanguage.