Place details
Place nameTanzania
Other namesUnited Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania, United Republic of, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Tanzanie, Tanzanie, République-Unie de, Tansania, Tanzanía, Tanzânia, TZA, TZ, ISO834, TZ00, Tanganyika, German East Africa, Tanzanian
Latitude-6
Longitude35
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was inhabited by Caucasoid Cushites 1st mill. BC; Bantu-speakers immigrated ca. 500 AD; coastal area ruled in turn by Arabs, Portuguese, Oman, & historic Zanzibar; Germans & British competed for area 19th cen.; united with Zanzibar island 1964; official languages are English & Swahili, though many local languages also are spoken.