Tanzania

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Tanzania is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. They include the plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino), and Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain. Offshore lie the tropical islands of Zanzibar, with Arabic influences, and Mafia, with a marine park home to whale sharks and coral reefs.

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Point	Information
Country Name	United Republic of Tanzania
Short Name	Tanzania
Capital	Dodoma
Largest city	Dares Salaam
Official languages	Swahili, English, Arabic (Zanzibar)
National Languages	Swahili
Religion	61.4% Christianity, 35.2% Islam, 2.0% Traditional faiths, 1.4% Others / None
Demonym(s)	Tanzanian
Government	Unitary dominant party presidential constitutional republic
President	John Magufuli
Vice President	Samia Hassan Suluhu
House Speaker	Job Ndugai
Chief Justice	Ibrahim Hamis Juma
Total Area	947,303 km² (365,756 sq mi)
Water (%)	6.4
Total Land Area (%)	886,676 km²
Population	56,313,438 (2018 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$186.060 billion (2019 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$61.032 billion (2019 estimate)
Currency	Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Mains Electricity	230 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	Left
Calling code	+255
ISO 3166 code	TZ
Internet TLD	.tz
Political Parties	Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress) Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi Tanzania Labour Party
Independence Day	9 December 1961
Tallest Building	Tanzania Ports Authority Tower PPF Towers 2 PSPF Commercial Tower 1 PSPF Commercial Tower 2
Richest Persons	Mohammed Dewji Rostam Azizi Said Salim Bakhresa Reginald Mengi
Top Website	Jamiiforums.com Tamisemi.go.tz Tra.go.tz Ajira.go.tz
Flag	Tanzania Flag
Map	Tanzania Map