Tansania

United Republic of Tanzania Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania  (Swahili)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili) "Freedom and Unity"
Anthem: "Mungu ibariki Afrika" (English: "God Bless Africa")
Capital	Dodoma (de jure) Dar es Salaam (de facto)
Largest city	Dar es Salaam
Official languages	None de jure
National language	Swahili
Religion	(2010 estimate) Christianity 61.4% Islam 35.2% Folk Religion 1.8% Irreligious 1.4% Other 0.2%
Demonym	Tanzanian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional socialist republic
• President	John Pombe Magufuli
• Vice President	Samia Suluhu
• Prime Minister	Kassim Majaliwa
• Speaker	Job Ndugai
• Chief Justice	Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Tanganyika	9 December 1961
• Unguja and Pemba	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
• 2016 estimate	55,572,201 (26th)
• 2012 census	44,928,923
• Density	47.5/km2 (123.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$178.758 billion
• Per capita	$3,533
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$55.666 billion
• Per capita	$1,100
Gini (2012)	37.8 medium
HDI (2015)	0.531 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
Revised to $41.33 billion

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

Dodoma (de jure)

Tanzania (/ˌtænzəˈniːə/), officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders 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 the Indian Ocean to the east. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.