Zanzibar
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Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (Swahili) "God Bless Africa"[1] |
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Status | Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania |
Capital | Zanzibar City |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Zanzibari |
Government | Federacy |
Hussein Mwinyi | |
Othman Masoud Sharif | |
Hemed Suleiman Abdalla | |
Legislature | House of Representatives |
Establishment history | |
10 December 1963 | |
12 January 1964 | |
• Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
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26 April 1964 |
Area | |
• Total
[3]
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2,462 km2 (951 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 census
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1,889,773 |
• Density
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768.2/km2 (1,989.6/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
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$3.75 billion[4] |
• Per capita
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$2,500 |
HDI (2020) | 0.720[5] high |
Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +255 |
Internet TLD | .tz |
Zanzibar
|
|
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Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (Swahili) "God Bless Africa"[1] |
|
Status | Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania |
Capital | Zanzibar City |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | Zanzibari |
Government | Federacy |
Hussein Mwinyi | |
Othman Masoud Sharif | |
Hemed Suleiman Abdalla | |
Legislature | House of Representatives |
Establishment history | |
10 December 1963 | |
12 January 1964 | |
• Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
|
26 April 1964 |
Area | |
• Total
[3]
|
2,462 km2 (951 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 census
|
1,889,773 |
• Density
|
768.2/km2 (1,989.6/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total
|
$3.75 billion[4] |
• Per capita
|
$2,500 |
HDI (2020) | 0.720[5] high |
Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +255 |
Internet TLD | .tz |