About Tanzania

Tanzania (the United Republic of) is located in Eastern Africa between longitude 29° and 41° East, Latitude 1° and 12° South. It borders Kenya, Uganda (North) Burundi, Rwanda and Congo DRC (West), Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique (South). On the East is the Indian Ocean.

The United Republic of Tanzania was formed out of the union of two sovereign states namely Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanganyika became a sovereign state on 9th December, 1961 and became a Republic the following year. Zanzibar became independent on 10th December, 1963 and the Republic of Zanzibar was established after the revolution of 12th January, 1964. The two sovereign republics formed the United Republic of Tanzania on 26th April, 1964. However, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic consisting of the Union Government and the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government.