An overview of Tanzania's geography and history, along with an exploration of the political, economic, and cultural landscape of this east coast African nation. As part of the new, completely revised and redesigned second edition of the highly acclaimed Visual Geography Series®, Tanzania in Pictures explores Tanzania's topographical variations from the plains of the Serengeti to the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro--the highest peak in Africa--as well as the nation's political development since the retirement of its revered president Julius Nyerere, a leader in the historic struggle for self-rule on the African continent.