Places in News: Tanzania

Context :

Cyclone ‘Hidaya’, a severe storm, is heading towards the Tanzanian coast from the Indian Ocean.

About Tanzania: 

• Lies in East Africa.
• Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.
• Three of Africa’s great lakes are partly within Tanzania. 
  • • Lake Victoria– Africa’s largest lake. 
    • Lake Tanganyika– Africa’s deepest lake. 
    • Lake Malawi
• Bordering countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia.
• Natural Resources: Iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones (including tanzanite, found only in Tanzania), gold, natural gas, nickel.