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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated recently, with an internet blackout still in place as the opposition says hundreds were killed.

About Tanzania

• It is an East African country situated just south of the Equator.
• It encompasses an area of approximately 945,087 sq.km. 
• Bordering Countries: 
  • It shares borders with eight countries: Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. 
  • The eastern border of Tanzania meets the Indian Ocean.
• Capital: Dar es Salaam (administrative captial), Dodoma (legislative capital).
• The separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar gained independence from Britain in the early 1960s and merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. 
• Form of Government: Presidential Republic
• Official Language: Kiswahili or Swahili, English
• Currency: Tanzanian shilling
• Climate type: Tropical, with a long dry season and two rainy seasons.
• Major lakes: Lake Victoria (the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, shared with Uganda and Kenya) in the north, Lake Tanganyika in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest.
• Highest Peak: Mount Kilimanjaro – Highest in Africa, and a dormant volcano
• Major rivers:  Several rivers course through Tanzania, including the Great Ruaha, Rufiji, and Kagera rivers. 
• Islands: 
  • The country also includes a number of major islands and archipelagos. 
  • The most significant are Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia, all located off the eastern coast in the Indian Ocean.

Source: TH

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