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)
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