Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), or Tanzania, is a country on the east coast of east Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean. The country is named after Lake Tanganyika, which forms its western border. The country has been a member of the Commonwealth since reaching independence (1961). In 1964, Tanganyika united with the island of Zanzibar, forming the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania. In 1996, Tanzania's capital was officially moved from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, although many government offices remain in the old capital.

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Swahili - East Africa - Kenya - Uganda - Rwanda - Burundi - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Zambia - Malawi - Mozambique - Indian Ocean - Lake Tanganyika - Commonwealth - Independence - 1961 - 1964 - Tanganyika - Zanzibar - 1996 - Capital - Dar es Salaam - Dodoma - Government

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