The United Republic of Tanzania (Kiswahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa
Tanzania), is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to
the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to
the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. To the east it
borders the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania is a result of the unification of Tanganyika (the mainland)
and the Zanzibar islands. Tanganyika and Zanzibar united on 26th April
1964, forming the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became
independent from the British on December 1961 and Zanzibar became free
through a revolution on 12th January 1964.