| United Republic of Tanzania Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania |
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Motto: "Uhuru na Umoja" (Swahili)
"Freedom and Unity" |
Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika
"God Bless Africa"
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| Capital | Dodoma |
| Largest city | Dar es Salaam |
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| Official language(s) | Swahili(de facto)
English(Higher courts, higher education)[1] |
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| Demonym | Tanzanian |
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| Government | Federalpresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Jakaya Kikwete |
| - | Prime Minister | Mizengo Pinda |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence | from the United Kingdom |
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| - | Tanganyika | 9 December 1961 |
| - | Zanzibar | 10 December 1963 |
| - | Merger | 26 April 1964 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 945,203 km2 (31st)
364,898 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 6.2 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 43,188,000[2] (30th) |
| - | 2003 census | 34,443,603 |
| - | Density | 46.3/km2 (124th)
119.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $63.892 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $1,515[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $23.333 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $553[3] |
| Gini (2007) | 37.6[4] (medium) |
| HDI (2012) |  0.466 (low) (152nd) |
| Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
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| Time zone | EAT(UTC+3) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | TZ |
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| Internet TLD | .tz |
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| Calling code | +2552 |
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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 distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
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