Tanzania

Motto: "Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili)
"Freedom and Unity"
Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika
"God Bless Africa"

Capital: Dodoma
Largest city: Dar es Salaam
Official languages: Swahili (de facto)
English: (Higher courts, Higher Education)
Demonym :Tanzanian
Government: Republic
- President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
- Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
Independence from the United Kingdom
- Tanganyika December 9, 1961
- Zanzibar December 10, 1963
- Merger April 26, 1964
Area:
- Total 945,203 km2 (27th)
364,898 sq mi
- Water (%) 6.2
Population:
- November 2006 estimate 40,000,000 (32nd)
- 2005 census 37445392
- Density 41/km2 (124th)
106/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
- Total $48.921 billion[2]
- Per capita $1,255[2]
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
- Total $16.691 billion[2]
- Per capita $428[2]
Gini (2000–01) 34.6 (medium)
HDI (2008) ▲ 0.503 (medium) (153th)
Currency Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD .tz
Calling code +255 2 for landlines. (+255 general calling code)
(source: wikipedia)