TANZANIA
Official Name:
UNITED REPUBLIC OF
TANZANIA
Country Profile Area: 945,087 sq km. Capital: Dar es Salaam Population: 41,048,532 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: Kiswahili (official), Kiunguja, English (official), Arabic, other languages. Date of independence: 26 April 1964 Currency: Tanzanian shillings (TZS) Religion: Christian, Muslim and indigenous beliefs. National Day: Union Day; 26 April 1964 |
Jakaya Kikwete
President of Tanzania
Administrative Divisions:
26 regions;
Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
26 regions;
Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West