Hello Displorers, Welcome back to another exciting video and Thanks for watching, It always a pleasure presenting to you some interesting but lesser known facts about the Beautiful countries on the African Continent. In this video, we are taking you all the way to east Africa and we are Shining the Light on one of the Most Beautiful country in that part of the continent, Tanzania. Officially known as the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania is a country East Africa within the African great lake Region. It is bordered by Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Tanzania has a population of about 56.3 Million people spread across it’s 947.303 Km2 of land. The country gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 and Swahili are is it official language. If you are new here, welcome, be sure to subscribe and turn on notification so you don’t miss any of our videos. Tanzania whose current president is John Magufuli has a GDP of about 186 Billion Dollars and a per capita income of 3571 dollars. Tanzania is a wildlife Heaven and with that said, here are 10 Things you probably didn’t know about Tanzania 1. Tanzania has The Highest Concentration of animals per square KM in the World When it come to wildlife, East African countries tops the list around the world. Tanzania is a large country filled with different species of animal. In Tanzania, there are roughly 4 million wild animals, accounting for 20% of Africa’s large mammal population. It’s also home to the largest lion population on the planet; some numbers quote over 16,000 lions!. Tanzania's fauna is notable both for sheer numbers and variety, with representatives of 430 species and subspecies among the country's more than four million wild animals. These include zebras, elephants, wildebeests, buffaloes, hippos, giraffes, antelopes, dik-diks, gazelles, elands and kudus. 2. The Shortest War In History was Fought in Tanzania The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history. The immediate cause of the war was the death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini on 25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan Khalid bin Barghash. The British authorities preferred Hamud bin Muhammed, who was more favourable to British interests, as sultan. In accordance with a treaty signed in 1886, a condition for accession to the sultanate was that the candidate obtain the permission of the British consul, and Khalid had not fulfilled this requirement. The ultimatum expired at 09:00 East Africa Time (EAT) on 27 August, by which time the British had gathered three cruisers, two gunboats, 150 marines and sailors, and 900 Zanzibaris in the harbour area. Britain came out the victor with just one person wounded while the losing side suffered a somewhat greater loss with more than 500 dead or injured 3. Tanzania is Home to the Highest Mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world, with its summit of 5,895 metres above sea level and at about 4,900 metres high from its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is also the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. The first people known to have reached the summit of the mountain were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889. The mountain is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields, the mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies. 4. The world’s Largest Volcanic crater is found in Tanzania Ngorongoro Crater, is an extinct volcanic caldera in the Eastern (Great) Rift Valley, northern Tanzania. It lies 120 km west of the