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
Country
area (aprox)
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
Country area (aprox)
Country code
Country domain
Botanical
Gardens
Forests
Zoos
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