 | Capital city: Dar es Salaam, largest
city (main seaport and International airport). |
 | Area: 945087 square km |
 | National day: 26 April (Union day) |
 | Independence: 9 December 1961
(Tanganyika), 9 December 1963 (Zanzibar). |
 | Population: million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Benjamin Mkapa, born 1938.
President since 1995. |
 | Language: Swahili, and English (both
official) |
 | Currency: Tanzanian shillings (Tsh) |