Did you know that:
1. Over 120 languages are spoken in Tanzania. Most of these are Bantu languages, a category of over 535 languages and dialects that are spoken throughout Africa.
2. Mpingo trees (a.k.a. Africa blackwood trees, commonly seen in Tanzania) are the most expensive hardwood tree in the world.
3. Tanzania shares it national anthem with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It’s titled “Mungu Ibariki Afrika” (God Bless Africa) and was composed by Enock Sontonga.
4. The world’s earliest human skull was found in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.
5. Tanzania is the home of the coconut crab. This crab, the largest crab in the world, can be found on Chumbe Island of Zanzibar.
