Sport In Tanzania
Coordinates: 6°18′25″S 34°51′14″E / 6.307°S 34.854°E / -6.307; 34.854
United Republic of Tanzania Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili) | ||||
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Motto: "Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili) |
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Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (Swahili) |
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Capital | Dodoma | |||
Largest city | Dar es Salaam | |||
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Demonym | Tanzanian | |||
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | |||
- | President | Jakaya Kikwete | ||
- | Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda | ||
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 | 945,203 km (31st) 364,898 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 6.2 | ||
Population | ||||
- | 2012 census | 44,929,002 | ||
- | Density | 46.3/km (124th) 119.9/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||
- | Total | $73.859 billion (81) | ||
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||
- | Total | $28.247 billion | ||
Gini (2008) | 37.6 medium |
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HDI (2012) | 0.466 low · 152nd |
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Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS ) |
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Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |||
- | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) | ||
Drives on the | left | |||
Calling code | +255b | |||
ISO 3166 code | TZ | |||
Internet TLD | .tz | |||
a. | In higher education and the higher courts. | |||
b. | +007 from Kenya and Uganda. | |||
Population estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. |
Tanzania ( /ˌtænzəˈniːə/), officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in Tanzania.
The country is divided into 30 regions: five on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar and 25 on the mainland in the former Tanganyika. The head of state is President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected in 2005. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where the country's parliament and some government offices are located. Between independence and 1996, the main coastal city of Dar es Salaam served as the country's political capital. Today, it remains Tanzania's principal commercial city and is the main location of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbours.
The name "Tanzania" derives from the names of the two states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, that united in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which later the same year was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. The Articles of Union are the main foundation of Tanzania.
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