United Republic of Tanzania *Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania* :
 
*Motto: *"Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili)
"Freedom and Unity" :
 
*Anthem: **Mungu ibariki Tanzania*
"God Bless Tanzania" :
 
Largest city :
Dar es Salaam
Official languages :
Swahili (de facto)
English (Higher courts, Higher Education)[1]
Government President :
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Government Prime Minister :
Mizengo Pinda
Independence :
from the United Kingdom
Independence Tanganyika :
22624
Independence Zanzibar :
23355
Independence Merger :
23493
Area Total :
945,203 km² (27th)
364,898 sq mi
Population November 2006 estimate :
37,849,1331 (32nd)
Population 2002 census :
35214888
Population Density :
41/km² (159th)
106/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$48.921 billion[2]
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$1,255[2]
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$16.691 billion[2]
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$428[2]
*Gini* (2000–01) :
34.6 (medium)
*HDI* (2005) :
▲ 0.467 (low) (159th)
Currency :
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
*not observed* (UTC+3)
1 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 distrib :
 
United Republic of Tanzania *Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania* :
 
*Motto: *"Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili)
"Freedom and Unity" :
 
*Anthem: **Mungu ibariki Tanzania*
"God Bless Tanzania" :
 
Largest city :
Dar es Salaam
Official languages :
Swahili (de facto)
English (Higher courts, Higher Education)[1]
President :
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Prime Minister :
Mizengo Pinda
Independence :
from the United Kingdom
Total :
945,203 km? (27th)
364,898 sq mi
November 2006 estimate :
37,849,1331 (32nd)
Density :
41/km? (159th)
106/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$48.921 billion[2]
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$16.691 billion[2]
*Gini* (2000?01) :
34.6 (medium)
*HDI* (2005) :
? 0.467 (low) (159th)
Currency :
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Summer (DST) :
*not observed* (UTC+3)
1 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 distrib :