TANZANIA, land of ujamaa

Hear the Tanzanian National Anthem here.
View the text in Kiswahili or English here.
Read a lot more about Tanzania here.


 


Area: 362,340 square miles (945,087 sq. km).

Capital: Dodoma (administrative), Dar es Salaam (commercial).

Date of Independence: December 9, 1961 for Tanganyika; December 10, 1963 for Zanzibar; United Republic of Tanzania formed on April 27, 1964.

Population: 35 million (estimated 2000).

Economic bases: Agriculture.

Ethnicity: Over 130 ethnic groups.

Languages: Swahili, English, local languages.

Religion: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, traditional beliefs.

Ukumbusho (In Memorium)
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, 1922 - 1999
Baba Wa Taifa (Father of the Country)

Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Site

 

 


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