Zanzibar

Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar ('Unguja') (1994 est. pop. 800,000, 1,554 km²) and Pemba. They are, together with Mafia Island, sometimes referred to as the Spice Islands, though this term is more commonly associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

Trivia

• The 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War between Zanzibar and Britain is the shortest war in history. Zanzibar surrendered after 45 minutes http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=46235.
• Zanzibar was the first region in Africa to introduce colour television, in 1973. The first television service in more remote areas of Tanzania was not introduced until some twenty years later.
• The musician Farrokh Bulsara (a.k.a Freddie Mercury) of Queen was born in Zanzibar in 1946. There is also a restaurant named 'Mercurys' on the beachfront of Stone Town.