Tanzania Factoids

Principal Languages:
* Swahili, unifying many people groups speaking about 130 other languages, chiefly from the Bantu language family
* English, the language for international commerce and of the higher courts

Religions: Roughly 1/3 Muslim, 1/3 Christian, and 1/3 indigenous religions

Notable Features:
* Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa at over 19,000 feet (which I plan to summit with my family!)
* Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa
* Serengeti National Park, one of the country's several wildlife refuges
* Zanzibar, the island of spice!

Foods:
* Fruits like papaya (pawpaw) and bananas (ndizi)
* Grains like rice, corn, and millet
* Coconut!
* There is an Indian influence, due to Brittain's time of control over
Tanzania, when they brought railroad workers from India to Tanzania.