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(1991) _#_Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 15 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: - 1 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 105 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 50 years male, 55 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Tanzanian(s); adjective--Tanzanian _#_Ethnic divisions: mainland--native African consisting of well over 100 tribes 99%; Asian, European, and Arab 1% _#_Religion: mainland--Christian 33%, Muslim 33%, indigenous beliefs 33%; Zanzibar--almost all Muslim _#_Language: Swahili and English (official); English primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education; Swahili widely understood and generally used for communication between ethnic groups; first language of most people is one of the local languages; primary education is generally in Swahili _#_Literacy: 46% (male 62%, female 31%) age 15 and over can read and write (1978) _#_Labor force: 732,200 wage earners; 90% agriculture, 10% industry and commerce (1986 est.) _#_Organized labor: 15% of labor force _*_Government _#_Long-form name: United Republic of Tanzania _#_Type: republic _#_Capital: Dar es Salaam; some government offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital in the 1990s _#_Administrative divisions: 25 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West, Ziwa Magharibi _#_Independence: Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UN trusteeship under British administration); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964 _#_Constitution: 15 March 1984 (Zanzibar has its own Constitution but remains subject to provisions of the union Constitution) _#_Legal system: based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction _#_National holiday: Union Day, 26 April (1964) _#_Executive branch: p
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