The United Republic of Tanzania

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 God Bless Africa
Location of  Tanzania  (dark blue) in Africa  (light blue subregion=the African Union)
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
• Prime Minister	Kassim Majaliwa
• Speaker	Job Ndugai
• Chief Justice	Mohamed Othman
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Tanganyika	9 December 1961
• Zanzibar 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
• 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)	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
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 /ˌtænzəˈniːə/, 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.