The Government of Tanzania
Overview
- Capital: Dodoma (official capital); Dar es Salaam (commercial capital and seat of most government offices)
- Administrative regions: 31 regions
- Government & legal system: Presidential republic (a union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar); common law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Samia Suluhu Hassan, President (official page)
- Official language(s): Swahili and English (both official)
- National Day: April 26 (Union Day, 1964); December 9 (Tanganyika Independence Day, 1961) also widely observed
- Independence: December 9, 1961 (Tanganyika, from Britain)
- Other official holidays: Zanzibar Revolution Day (Jan 12), Saba Saba (Jul 7)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, African Union, East African Community, Commonwealth, Southern African Development Community/ SADC
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa system available for most nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS) — notes depict national landmarks and wildlife, including Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Flag symbolism: Diagonal design of green (upper hoist) and blue (lower fly) triangles separated by a black diagonal band edged in yellow — green represents vegetation, blue represents the Indian Ocean and lakes, black represents the Swahili people, and yellow represents mineral wealth.
