National
Government
Tanzania
Government
National
Law Ministry
Ministry
of Justice and Constitutional
National
Police
Police
National
Capital
Dar es Salaam (de facto, judicial)
Dodoma (official, legislative)
National Population
66 million to 68 million
Independence
Day
December 9
National
Helplines
Police - 112 / 999
Ambulance - 115
Fire - 114
Coast guards - 110
Crime stoppers - 111
Anti-corruption - 113
Health help line - 117
Child help-line - 116
National
Languages
Kiswahili or Swahili, Kiunguja (name for
Swahili in Zanzibar)
English (primary language of commerce,
administration, and higher education)
Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many
local languages
Note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother
tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar
and nearby coastal Tanzania
Although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure
and origin
Its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources
including Arabic and English
it has become the lingua franca of central
and eastern Africa
The first language of most people is one
of the local languages
National
Currency
Tanzanian Shilling
TZS
National
Animal
Giraffe
National
Bird
the grey crowned crane
National
Flower
The Eastern African Clove tree flower
bud (Syzygium aromaticum)
National
Fruit
Bordering
countries
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda,
Zambia
Country
area (aprox)
Country
code
Country domain
Botanical
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