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Tanzania

The 56 million people of Tanzania are steeped in German and British influence, and they have been influenced by many other ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. Tanzania is mountainous and densely forested in the north-east, where Mount Kilimanjaro is located. Three of Africa’s Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania, including Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent’s deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish is Zanzibar’s largest marine protected area. Over 100 different languages are spoken in Tanzania, making it the most linguistically diverse country in East Africa. In fact, the Tanzanian government is planning to discontinue English as a language of instruction altogether. Agua Viva is working in one of the very poor areas of Tanzania, with the Maasai people, in Zinga.