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Tanzania

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

in Africa  (light blue subregion=the African Union)

Location of Tanzania
Capital Dodoma
Largest city Dar es Salaam
Official languages none de jure
National language Swahili
Other languages English
Demonym Tanzanian
Government Unitary presidential republic
• President
John Pombe Magufuli
Kassim Majaliwa
• Speaker
Job Ndugai
Mohamed Othman
Legislature National 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
• 2014 estimate
51,820,000 (28th)
• 2012 census
44,928,923
• Density
47.5/km2 (123.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$150.633 billion
• Per capita
$3,097
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$46.695 billion
• Per capita
$960
Gini (2012) 37.8
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.521
low · 151st
Currency Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Drives on the left
Calling code +255
ISO 3166 code TZ
Internet TLD .tz
  1. Revised to $41.33 billion

Coordinates: 6°18′25″S 34°51′14″E / 6.307°S 34.854°E / -6.307; 34.854

in Africa  (light blue subregion=the African Union)

Tanzania /ˌtænzəˈnə/, or Tanganyika, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. Parts of the country are in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south; and by the Indian Ocean to the east. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania.


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