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Official Name of Tanzania: United Republic of Tanzania
Government type in Tanzania: republic
Capital of Tanzania: Dar es Salaam
Primary Language in Tanzania: Kiswahili or Swahili, English
Currency in Tanzania: Tanzanian shilling

Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa; bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest.

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» Arusha
» Bukoba
» Dar Es Salaam
» Dodoma
» Iringa
» Kigoma
» Kilimanjaro
» Kilwa
» Lindi
» Mafia Island

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