Tanzania Travel and Tourism
United Republic of Tanzania , is a sovereign state in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country’s eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.
The United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic composed of 26 mikoa . The current head of state is President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected in 2005. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where parliament and some government offices are located. Between independence and 1996 the major coastal city of Dar es Salaam had been the country’s political capital. Today Dar es Salaam remains the principal commercial city of Tanzania and the de-facto seat of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbours.
The name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The two states united in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which later the same year was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
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Serengeti is the best known game park of Tanzania and probably also in the wor... -
Saadani is geographically the closest wildlife reserve to both Dar es Salaam and... -
The Selous is the largest Game Reserve in Africa, covering some 21,000 square mile... -
Lying between the peaks of Kilimanjaro and Meru, Arusha National Park is an outst... -
The biggest annual event in Tanzania begin... -
Tanzania is made up of 100 or so tribal groups o... -
Festival of the Dhow Countries – Tamash... -
Ballooning the Serengeti When:Daily Where:Serengeti National park Can you ima...