Tanzania
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
| International name: | Tanzania |
| Local name: | Tanzania |
| AREA ................................................ | 945.087 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 36.588.225 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 38,7 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Dodoma |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 674 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,324 (156th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Indian Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Kilimanjaro 5895 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 26 April 1964; note: Tanganyika 9 December 1961; Zanzibar 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .tz |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +255 |
Central-Eastern Africa country
| Dodoma | 24/11/2024 | 12:35 | ( GMT+3 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook