Capital : Dodoma

Land Area : 886,037 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda (since February 2008)

Population : 41,048,532 (July 2009)

Major Languages : Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages

Major Religion(s) : Mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim

Date of Joining : 1961

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Articles from E-Magazine:

• Court strikes down President Mkapa's decision, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 1, December 2004.
• From the archives… Tanzanian Police Force, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 1, December 2004.
• Through the lens, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 1, December 2004.