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Capital: dar es salaam; note - legislative offices have been transferred to dodoma. which is planned as the new national capital; the national assembly now meets there on regular basis
Country name
: conventional long form: united republic of tanzania conventional short form: tanzania former: united republic of tanganyika and zanzibar
National holiday: union day (tanganyika and zanzibar). 26 april (1964)
Government type
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republic
Administrative divisions: 26 regions; arusha. dar es salaam. dodoma. iringa. kagera. kigoma. kilimanjaro. lindi. manyara. mara. mbeya. morogoro. mtwara. mwanza. pemba north. pemba south. pwani. rukwa. ruvuma. shinyanga. singida. tabora. tanga. zanzibar central/south. zanzibar north. zanzibar urban/west |
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Independence:
26 april 1964; tanganyika became independent 9 december 1961 (from uk-administered un trusteeship); zanzibar became independent 19 december 1963 (from uk); tanganyika united with zanzibar 26 april 1964 to form the united republic of tanganyika and zanzibar; renamed united republic of tanzania 29 october 1964
Political parties and leaders: chama cha demokrasia na maendeleo (party of democracy and development) or chadema [bob makani]; chama cha mapinduzi or ccm (revolutionary party) [benjamin william mkapa]; civic united front or cuf [ibrahim lipumba]; democratic party (unregistered) [christopher mtikla]; tanzania labor party or tlp [augustine lyatonga mreme]; united democratic party or udp [john cheyo]
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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International organization participation
: acp. afdb. au. c. eadb. fao. g- 6. g-77. iaea. ibrd. icao. icc. icct. icftu. icrm. ida. ifad. ifc. ifrcs. ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. iom. iso. itu. miga. nam. opcw. sadc. un. un security council (temporary). unamsil. unctad. unesco. unhcr. unido. unmee. upu. wco. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wtoo. wto
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