Tanzania

Official name Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili); United Republic of Tanzania (English)
Form of government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [3571])
Head of state and government President: Jakaya Kikwete
Capital Dar es Salaam (acting)2
Official languages Swahili; English
Official religion none
Monetary unit Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Population (2013 est.) 45,941,000COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 364,963
Total area (sq km) 945,249
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2012) 27.3%

Rural: (2012) 72.7%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 53 years

Female: (2012) 61.1 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2008) 79%

Female: (2008) 66.3%

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2012) 570

About Tanzania

Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.

Tanzania, East African country situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories’ total area. Mafia Island is administered from the mainland, while Zanzibar and Pemba islands have a separate government administration. Dodoma, since 1974 the designated official capital of Tanzania, is centrally located on the mainland. Dar es Salaam, however, remains the seat of most government administration, as well as being the largest city and port in the country.

Land of Tanzania
People of Tanzania
Economy of Tanzania
Government and Society of Tanzania
Culture Life of Tanzania
History of Tanzania

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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.