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United Republic of Tanzania
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania(Swahili)
Coat of arms of Tanzania
Coat of arms
Motto:"Uhuru na Umoja"(Swahili)
"Freedom and Unity"
Anthem:Mungu ibariki Afrika
'God Bless Africa'
Location of  Tanzania  (dark blue) in the African Union  (light blue)
Location ofTanzania(dark blue)

in theAfrican Union(light blue)

Location of Tanzania
CapitalDodoma(de jure) Dar es Salaam(de facto)
Largest cityDar es Salaam
Official languages
Recognised regional languagesArabic(Zanzibar)
National languageSwahili
Other languages
  • Sukuma
  • Nyamwezi
  • Chaga
  • Ha
  • Bena
  • Gogo
  • Haya
  • Dholuo
  • Makonde
  • Nyaturu
  • Maasai
  • Jita
  • Pare
Religion
(2010 estimate)[1]
Christianity61.4%
Islam35.2%
Folk Religion 1.8%
Irreligious1.4%
Other 0.2%
Demonym(s)Tanzanian
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialrepublic[2][3]
Samia Hassan Suluhu
Philip Mpango
Kassim Majaliwa
Job Ndugai
Ibrahim Hamis Juma
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independencefrom theUnited 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
• 2021 estimate
63,588,334[4][5](28th)
• 2012 census
44,928,923
• Density
47.5/km2(123.0/sq mi)
GDP(PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$163.522 billion[6]
• Per capita
$3,296[6]
GDP(nominal)2017 estimate
• Total
$51.194 billion[6]
• Per capita
$1,032[6]
Gini(2012)37.8[7]
medium
HDI(2015)Increase0.531[8]
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[9]

Tanzaniais a country inEast Africa.The official languages areKiswahiliandEnglish.It is next to Africa's biggest lake,Lake Victoria.

In 2017, there were about 54,000,000 people living in Tanzania.[10]They are divided into 120tribes;none have more than 10% of the population. Tanzania is a multicultural society. There are many languages and religions in Tanzania; the main religions beingChristianityandIslam.

The president of the United Republic of Tanzania is Samia Suluhu Hassan. Tanzania is a member of theUnited Nations,UNIDO, theWorld Bank,theInternational Monetary Fund,theCommonwealth of Nations,theNon-Aligned Movement,SADC, PTA, and the ADB. It is also signatory to the Lome Convention.

Mainland Tanzania (formerlyTanganyika) receivedindependencein December 1961, whileZanzibargained her independence in January 1964, through arevolution.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 theSerengeti.Many animals such aslionsandcheetahslive there.

Regions[change|change source]

Regions of Tanzania

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

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

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Notes[change|change source]

  1. ↑+007 fromKenyaandUganda.

References[change|change source]

  1. ↑CIA World FactbookArchived2019-05-11 at theWayback Machine2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑David Lawrence (2009).Tanzania: The Land, Its People and Contemporary Life.Intercontinental Books. p. 146.ISBN978-9987-9308-3-8.
  3. ↑"About the United Republic of Tanzania".Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations.Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2011.Retrieved31 January2015.
  4. ↑"World Population Prospects 2022".population.un.org.United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs,Population Division.RetrievedJuly 17,2022.
  5. ↑"World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100"(XSLX).population.un.org( "Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)" ).United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs,Population Division.RetrievedJuly 17,2022.
  6. ↑6.06.16.26.3Tanzania.IMF.org
  7. ↑"GINI Index".The World Bank.Retrieved14 October2014.
  8. ↑"2016 Human Development Report"(PDF).United Nations Development Programme. 2016.Retrieved21 March2017.
  9. ↑"UPDATE 2-Tanzania's GDP expands by 32 pct after rebasing – officials".Reuters.19 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 8 February 2018.Retrieved19 December2014.
  10. ↑"The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency".cia.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-05-11.Retrieved2018-02-06.

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