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Tanzania

Tanzania is a country in East Africa. The official languages are Kiswahili and English. It is next to Africa's biggest lake, Lake Victoria.

United Republic of Tanzania
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania  (Swahili)
Motto: 
Anthem: 
Location of  Tanzania  (dark blue) in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Tanzania  (dark blue)

in the African Union  (light blue)

Location of Tanzania
CapitalDodoma (de jure) Dar es Salaam (de facto)
Official languages
Swahili
  • Sukuma
  • Nyamwezi
  • Chaga
  • Ha
  • Bena
  • Gogo
  • Haya
  • Dholuo
  • Makonde
  • Nyaturu
  • Maasai
  • Jita
  • Pare
Religion
(2010 estimate)[1]
Christianity 61.4%
Islam 35.2%
Folk Religion 1.8%
Irreligious 1.4%
Other 0.2%
Demonym(s)Tanzanian
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic[2][3]
• President
Samia Hassan Suluhu
Philip Mpango
Kassim Majaliwa
• Speaker
Job Ndugai
Ibrahim Hamis Juma
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
9 December 1961
10 December 1963
• Merger
26 April 1964
• Current constitution
25 April 1977
Area
• Total
947,303 km2 (365,756 sq mi) (31st)
• Water (%)
6.4
Population
• 2016 estimate
55,572,201[4] (28th)
• 2012 census
44,928,923
• Density
47.5/km2 (123.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$163.522 billion[5]
• Per capita
$3,296[5]
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Total
$51.194 billion[5]
• Per capita
$1,032[5]
Gini (2012)37.8[6]
medium
HDI (2015)Increase 0.531[7]
low · 151st
CurrencyTanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+255[note 1]
ISO 3166 codeTZ
Internet TLD.tz
  1. Revised to $41.33 billion[8]
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In 2017, there were about 54,000,000 people living in Tanzania.[9] They are divided into 120 tribes; none have more than 10% of the population. Tanzania is a multicultural society. There are many languages and religions in Tanzania; the main religions being Christianity and Islam.

The president of the United Republic of Tanzania is Samia Suluhu Hassan. Tanzania is a member of the United Nations, UNIDO, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, SADC, PTA, and the ADB. It is also signatory to the Lome Convention.

Mainland Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) received independence in December 1961, while Zanzibar gained her independence in January 1964, through a revolution. The two countries joined to form the United Republic of Tanzania in April 1964. Until July 1992, Tanzania was a one-party state. Following a Presidential Commission, the country has started a multi-party political system. It has held successful general elections in 1995 and 2000. "

Tanzania is home to the Serengeti. Many animals such as lions and cheetahs live there.

Regions

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Regions of Tanzania

Tanzania is divided into 31 Regions. 26 are on the mainland and five in Zanzibar.

Tanzania's regions are: Arusha · Dar es Salaam · Dodoma · Geita · Iringa · Kagera · Katavi · Kigoma · Kilimanjaro · Lindi · Manyara · Mara · Mbeya · Morogoro · Mtwara · Mwanza · Njombe · Pemba North · Pemba South · Pwani · Rukwa · Ruvuma · Shinyanga · Simiyu · Singida · Songwe · Tabora · Tanga · Zanzibar Central/South · Zanzibar North · Zanzibar Urban/West

Tanzania Media

  • National Anthem of Tanzania by US Navy Band.ogg

    National Anthem of Tanzania by US Navy Band

  • Tanzania (orthographic projection).svg

    Tanzania (orthographic projection)

  • Olduvai stone chopping tool (cropped).jpg

    A 1.8-million-year-old stone chopping tool discovered at Olduvai Gorge and on display at the British Museum

  • City of Kilwa, 1572.jpg

    A 1572 depiction of the city of Kilwa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • The slave market in Zanzibar, c. 1860

  • Wilhelm Kuhnert Schlacht bei Mahenge 2.jpg

    Battle during the Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule in 1905

  • Arusha Declaration Monument.jpg

    The Arusha Declaration Monument

  • The close view of the Kariakoo market in Dar es Salaam.JPG

    The capital city of Dar es Salaam in 2015

  • Wildebeest Migration in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.jpg

    Wildebeest migration in the Serengeti

Related pages

Notes

  1. ↑ +007 from Kenya and Uganda.

References

  1. ↑ CIA World Factbook Archived 2019-05-11 at the Wayback Machine 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tanzania. IMF.org
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