Line #8 UsefulNotes/Tanzania


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2	[[caption-width-right:330: ''Hakuna matata...''[[note]]Saying that to mainland Tanzanians will net you odd looks and probably laughter. That phrase is commonly used in Kenya, not Tanzania; they prefer "hamna shida" instead.[[/note]]]]
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4	The United Republic of Tanzania ('''Swahili:''' ''Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania'') is a country located in East UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}. As the name implies, the country is sort of a federation between the large mainland portion, '''Tan'''ganyika, and the offshore archipelago of '''Zan'''zibar, hence "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Tanzania]]".
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6	Originally inhabited by click language-speaking hunter-gatherers, Tanganyika saw the movement of Bantu and Nilotic peoples from present-day Cameroon and South Sudan, respectively, who mixed in to form a cooperative trading community. At the same time, Arab traders from Yemen went to Zanzibar and coastal Tanganyika to trade with the local peoples, among them the Swahilis (a subgroup of the Bantus), whom they influenced greatly in culture, language, and religion; it's estimated that UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} was already practiced in the so-called Swahili Coast since the 8th century.
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8	Later, the Portuguese conquered the Swahili Coast and Zanzibar, and held sway for 200 years. They benefited immensely from the lucrative spice trade there. Zanzibar became known as "Spice Islands", sharing that title with the Moluccan archipelago in present-day Indonesia. However, they were driven back by an Omani sultan who moved his capital from Oman to Zanzibar City, where he allowed a ''massive'' slave trade among the holders, including the infamous Tippu Tip, who was said to own over 10,000 slaves. Meanwhile, the inland Tanganyika was conquered by the German Empire (as were Rwanda and Burundi), who ruled until they lost UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, at which point the British took over the region as part of the UsefulNotes/LeagueOfNations mandate, though they administered it separately from Zanzibar, which they already ruled as protectorate above the archipelago's sultanate.
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10	The British kept both as practically colonies well through UsefulNotes/WorldWarII until 1961 and 1963, respectively, when they took notice of Tanganyika and Zanzibar's nationalistic petitions and granted them independence. Meanwhile, Zanzibar had been undergoing upheavals in an attempt to remove the Arab sultans from exercising an absolute monarchical rule over the archipelago, and the sultanate was toppled in 1964 in a popular revolution. The revolutionary government decided to merge with Tanganyika, though against many Zanzibaris' wish. Thus, the modern state of Tanzania was born.
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12	Since independence and merger, the country has been ruled by a one-party state, which completely banned opposition under socialist and pan-African ideology until 1994. The country is currently struggling from massive poverty, underperforming economy, underdeveloped infrastructure, and inadequate water and sanitation.
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14	Tanzania is famous for having pretty much Africa's stereotypes as shown in the media all in one border, except for the eternal not-so-civil wars/squabbles (for those, look for UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo): there's the tribal clans of the hunter-gatherers, untamed savannahs (the Serengeti Plains, which see the world's largest concentration of large mammals on Earth), the majestic highlands of the northeast (home of Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro), wild rivers and lakes (Tanzania contains all Great Lakes: Victoria, Tanganyika, and Malawi), medinas (the Swahili Coast and Zanzibar), and so on. If you watch any movies that show savannahs with wildebeests, zebras, lions, and hippos with mountains in the background, chances are it's modeled after somewhere in Tanzania. Indeed, most of the country has been designated as protected areas due to such a rich natural heritage.
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16	Counterbalancing its high biodiversity, the country is also not shy in the demographic department; there are over 125 ethnic groups recorded in the country. Most of them are either of the Bantu or Nilotic ethno-linguistic groups. In the religion side, it's evenly split between all components: Muslims constitute 35%, mostly the Swahilis who are the majority of the country's cultural capital city Dar es Salaam, Christians 30%, and traditional religions the rest. The autonomous Zanzibar, though, is nearly 100% Muslim.
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18	Fun fact: Music/FreddieMercury was born in Zanzibar when it was a British colony. He moved to England with his parents when they fled the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964.
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20	Relevant works from Tanzania include:
21	* Myth/GreatLakesBantuMythology
22	* Myth/SwahiliMythology
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24	[[AC:The Tanzanian flag]]
25	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_tanzaniasvg.png
26	-> The flag is a composite of the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which were previously separate polities before 1964. Green, black, and blue, respectively, represent agriculture, the Swahilis of the Swahili Coast and Zanzibar, and the Indian Ocean and Tanzania's many lakes and rivers. The gold stripes, meanwhile, represent the country's extensive mineral wealth.
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28	[[AC:The Tanzanian national anthem]]
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30	->Mungu ibariki Afrika
31	->Wabariki Viongozi wake
32	->Hekima Umoja na Amani
33	->Hizi ni ngao zetu
34	->Afrika na watu wake.
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36	->Ibariki Afrika, Ibariki Afrika
37	->Tubariki watoto wa Afrika.
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39	->Mungu ibariki Tanzania
40	->Dumisha uhuru na Umoja
41	->Wake kwa Waume na Watoto
42	->Mungu Ibariki Tanzania na watu wake.
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44	->Ibariki Tanzania, Ibariki Tanzania
45	->Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania.
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49	->God bless Africa
50	->Bless its leaders
51	->Wisdom, unity and peace
52	->These are our shields
53	->Africa and its people
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55	->Bless Africa, Bless Africa
56	->Bless us, the children of Africa
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58	->God bless Tanzania
59	->Grant eternal freedom and unity
60	->To its women, men and children
61	->God bless Tanzania and its people
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63	->Bless Tanzania, Bless Tanzania
64	->Bless us, the children of Tanzania
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66	[[AC:Government]]
67	* Unitary dominant party presidential constitutional republic
68	** President: Samia Suluhu Hassan
69	** Vice-President: Philip Mpango
70	** Prime Minister: Kassim Majaliwa
71	** Speaker: Tulia Ackson
72	** Chief Justice: Ibrahim Hamis Juma
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74	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
75	* '''Capital:''' Dodoma
76	* '''Largest city:''' Dar es Salaam
77	* '''Population:''' 61,193,226
78	* '''Area:''' 947,303 sq km (365,756 sq mi) (31st)
79	* '''Currency:''' Tanzanian shilling ([=TSh=]) (TZS)
80	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' TZ
81	* '''Country calling code:''' 255
82	* '''Highest point:''' Kilimanjaro (5892 m/19,331 ft) (16th)
83	* '''Lowest point:''' Indian Ocean (3,741 m/12,274 ft) (-)

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