| General Information |
| Capital |
Dar es Salaam (traditional capital)
Dodoma (location of legislature)
|
| Largest City |
Dar es Salaam |
| Official Language |
Swahili |
| Government |
Republic |
| President |
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete |
| Prime Minister |
Edward Lowassa |
|
| Independence |
from the United Kingdom |
| Tanganyika |
December 9, 1961 |
| Zanzibar |
January 12, 1964 |
| Merger |
April 26, 1964 |
|
| Area |
|
| Total |
945,087sq km (31st)
364,898 sq m |
| Water (%) |
6.2 |
|
| Population |
|
| November 2006 estimate |
37,849,133 (32nd) |
| 2002 census |
34,443,603 |
| Density |
41 per sq km (159th) |
|
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| Total |
$27.12 billion (99th) |
| Per capita |
$723 (178th) |
|
| Currency |
Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
| Time Zone |
EAT (UTC+3) |
| Internet TLD |
.tz |
| Calling Code |
+255 |
