Basic facts about Tanzania
Country name: | Tanzania |
Capital: | Dodoma |
Country code: | 417 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | Tanzanian shilling |
Independence: | 1964-04-26 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 from UK-administered UN trusteeship; Zanzibar became independent on 10 December 1963; Tanganyika united with Zanzibar on 26 April 1964; renamed United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October 1964 |
Total area (km2): | 947,300 |
Land area (km2): | 885,800 |
Water area (km2): | 61,500 |
Population: | 48,261,942 |
Population note: | 48,261,942 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | SwahiliEnglish |
All 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 note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mo |
Time zone: | EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) |
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Drive on: | left |
Calling code: | +255 |
Domain: | .tz |