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Tanzania (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -6.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was inhabited by Caucasoid Cushites 1st millennium BCE; Bantu-speakers immigrated ca. 500 CE; coastal area ruled in turn by Arabs, Portuguese, Oman, and historic Zanzibar; Germans and British competed for area 19th century; united with Zanzibar island 1964; official languages are English and Swahili, though many local languages also are spoken. |
Names: |
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| Tanzania (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | used since 1964 |
| Tanzania (Kiswahili-P,U,N)
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| United Republic of Tanzania (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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............ | UN Official English short/formal name |
| Tanzania, United Republic of (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (C,V,O,Kiswahili,U,N)
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| Tanzanie (C,O,French,U,N)
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| République-Unie de Tanzanie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Tanzanie, République-Unie de (C,O,French,U,N)
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| República Unida de Tanzanía (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Tansania (C,O)
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| Tanzanía (C,O)
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| Tanzânia (C,O)
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| Объединенная Республика Танзания (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 坦桑尼亚联合共和国 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً ثنزاه اَ المخحدة (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| TZA (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TZ (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO834 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TZ00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Tanzanian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| טנזניה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Tanganyika (H,O)
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............ | 1920-1964 |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
............ |
gained independence 1961; borders extended 1964 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established 1962 |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Dar es Salaam .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa, Tanzania, Dar es Salaam) [7001117] |
| .................. |
former capital |
| capital is .... |
Dodoma .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa, Tanzania, Dodoma region) [1094576] |
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official capital |
| historical connection .... |
British East Africa .......... (former territory/colony/dependent state) |
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(World, Africa) [8711612] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
| ................ |
(World) [7005615] |
| ................ |
joined association in 1961 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029605] |
| ................ |
joined organization in 1961 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Tanzania, United Republic of.......... |
[BHA, VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 772 |
| Tanzanie, République-Unie de.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
ISO Handbook (1988) 784 |
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