seats by party - CCM 244, CUF 16, CHADEMA 4, TLP 3, UDP 2,
Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CCM 34, CUF 16

Judicial branch: Permanent Commission of Enquiry (official
ombudsman); Court of Appeal (consists of a chief justice and four
judges); High Court (consists of a Jaji Kiongozi and 29 judges
appointed by the president; holds regular sessions in all regions);
District Courts; Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction and appeals
can be made to the higher courts)

Political parties and leaders: Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo or
CHADEMA [Bob MAKANI, chairman]; Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM
(Revolutionary Party) [Benjamin William MKAPA, chairman]; Civic
United Front or CUF [Seif Sharif HAMAD, secretary-general];
Democratic Party (unregistered) [Reverend Christopher MTIKLA,
leader]; National Convention for Construction and Reform or NCCR
[Kassim MAGUTU, secretary-general]; Tanzania Labor Party or TLP
[Augustine Lyatonga MREMA, chairman]; Union for Multiparty Democracy
or UMD [leader NA]; United Democratic Party or UDP [John CHEYO,
leader]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB,
ECA, FAO, G- 6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Mustafa Salim NYANG'ANYI

chancery: 2139 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 939-6125

FAX: [1] (202) 797-7408

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Charge
d'Affaires Wanda NESBITT

embassy: 140 Msese Road, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam

mailing address: P. O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam

telephone: [255] (22) 666010 through 666015

FAX: [255] (22) 666701

Flag description: divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band
from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is
green and the lower triangle is blue

Tanzania Economy

Economy - overview: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the
world. The economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which
accounts for half of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80%
of the work force. Topography and climatic conditions, however,
limit cultiva