The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in east Africa. It has a total area of 945,090 km2. The climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate in the highlands. The terrain is comprised of plains along the coast; central plateau and highlands in the north and south. Natural resources are hydropower potential, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas and nickel. The religion on the mainland is 33% Christian, 33% Muslim, 33% indigenous beliefs. And in Zanzibar is almost all Muslim. The official language is Swahili and English with primary education generally in Swahili.
Tanzania was conquered by the Portuguese in 1498, and then by the Omani Arabs in 1698, and the Germans in 1884 who made the area a part of German East Africa. In 1919 mainland Tanzania became the British trust territory of Tanganyika, gaining independence in 1961. In 1964 the island of Zanzibar was reunited with mainlandTanganyika forming the United Republic of Tanzania. Research Tanzania
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