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To respect parents and members in their communities
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To be law-abiding citizens
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To participate in community development activities
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To have self respect and to make wise decisions
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To cooperate with and not to oppress others
Annex 3: Situation Analysis
Population - Based on the 2002 Population and Housing Census, Tanzania had a total
population of 37,267,530 people in 2005 of whom just over one million live on Zanzibar.
Around 77 per cent of the population lives in rural areas and 23 per cent live in urban
areas. The table below shows the population projection for children in Tanzania
Table No. 12: Population by age and sex for the group (0-18) in Tanzania
2003
2004
2005
Age
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
0-4
2,765,536
2,730,562
5,496,098
3,062,959
3,020,130
6,083,089
3,389,911
3,337,551
6,727,462
5-9
2,567,713
2,539,776
5,107,489
2,456,377
2,434,365
4,890,742
2,321,974
2,305,557
4,627,531
10-14
2,262,713
2,236,452
4,499,165
2,368,950
2,339,143
4,708,093
2,475,397
2,444,180
4,919,577
15-18
1,161,679
1,170,011
2,331,690
1,198,946
1,199,802
2,398,748
1,238,728
1,232,967
2,471,695
Total
8,757,641
8,676,801
17,434,442
9,087,232
8,993,440
18,080,672
9,426,010
9,320,255
18,746,265
Source: Population projections based on 2002 National Population and Housing
Census
Official Languages
The official language of Tanzania is Kiswahili which is widely spoken throughout the
Union. However, ethnic languages are spoken by the 120 different tribes. Kiswahili is
the language of primary schools, while English is used in Secondary schools and all other
institutions of higher learning.
Constitutional Background
The United Republic of Tanzania was formed in April 26 1964 when Tanganyika united
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