Zanzibar | |
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Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (Swahili) "God Bless Africa"[1] | |
![]() Location of Zanzibar within Tanzania | |
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Capital | Zanzibar City |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Zanzibari |
Government | Federacy |
Hussein Mwinyi | |
Othman Masoud Sharif | |
Hemed Suleiman Abdalla | |
Legislature | House of Representatives |
Establishment history | |
10 December 1963 | |
12 January 1964 | |
• Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar | 26 April 1964 |
Area | |
• Total[3] | 2,462 km2 (951 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 census | 1,889,773 |
• Density | 768.2/km2 (1,989.6/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $3.75 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $2,500 |
HDI (2020) | 0.720[5] high |
Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +255 |
Internet TLD | .tz |
Zanzibar[a] is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre, Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism.[6] The main spices produced are clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut, and black pepper. The Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes referred to locally as the "Spice Islands". Tourism in Zanzibar is a more recent activity, driven by government promotion that caused an increase from 19,000 tourists in 1985,[7] to 376,000 in 2016.[8] The islands are accessible via 5 ports and the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which can serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year.[9]
Zanzibar's marine ecosystem is an important part of the economy for fishing and algaculture and contains important marine ecosystems that act as fish nurseries for Indian Ocean fish populations. Moreover, the land ecosystem is the home of the endemic Zanzibar red colobus, the Zanzibar servaline genet, and the extinct or rare Zanzibar leopard.[10][11] Pressure from the tourist industry and fishing as well as larger threats such as sea level rise caused by climate change are creating increasing environmental concerns throughout the region.[12]
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