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Tanzania

OFFICIAL NAME: United Republic of Tanzania

DATE OF FORMATION: 1964

POPULATION: 37.7 million

DENSITY: 110 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Kiswahili, Sukuma, Chagga, Nyamwezi, Hehe, Makonde, Yao, Sandawe, English

RELIGIONS: Muslim 33%, Christian 33%, Traditional beliefs 30%, Other 4%

ETHNIC MIX: Native African (over 120 tribes) 99%, European and Asian 1%

GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections

CURRENCY: Tanzanian shilling

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Tanzania lies between Kenya and Mozambique on the east African coast. Formed by the union of Tanganyika and the Zanzibar islands, Tanzania comprises a coastal lowland, volcanic highlands, and the Great Rift Valley. It includes Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Tanzania was led by the socialist Julius Nyerere from 1962 until 1985. His Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (CCM) has won multiparty elections held in 1995 and 2000.