Dar es Salaam continued to serve as its capital, also when in 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.

Several modern hydrofoil boats also provide transportation across the Indian Ocean between Dar-es-Salaam and Zanzibar.

The country has dozens of beaches such as those found in Zanzibar and national parks like the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Other smaller parks such as Mikumi National parks which is located near Dar es Salaam also contribute to the economy of the country.

Zanzibar today refers to the island of that name, also known as Unguja, and the neighboring island of Pemba.

Zanzibar was also a major transit point in the East African and Indian Ocean slave trade.

Similarly, Zanzibar President Karume and members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives also will complete their terms of office in 2005.

Zanzibar is mostly populated by African people of Swahili origin, but there is also a minority population of Asians, originally from India and Arab countries.

There is also a possibility of oil availability in Zanzibar on the island of Pemba, and efforts have been made by the Tanzanian Government and Zanzibar revolutionary Government to exploit what could be one of the most significant discoveries in recent memory.

There are also two universities and one college: Zanzibar University, the State University of Zanzibar ( SUZA ) and the Chukwani College of Education.

The energy sector in Zanzibar consists of unreliable electric power, petroleum and petroleum products ; it is also supplemented by firewood and its related products.

Zanzibar's most famous event is the Zanzibar International Film Festival, also known as the Festival of the Dhow Countries.

The Zanzibar Football Association also has a Premier League for the top clubs, which was created in 1981.

Since 1992, there has also been Judo in Zanzibar.

The term has also been used less commonly in reference to other islands known for their spice production, notably the Zanzibar Archipelago.

Many international visitors also go to national parks in Kenya, to the Indian Ocean coast, to islands such as Zanzibar, and to Lake Victoria, reflected in the routes of connecting flights.

15th century Portuguese voyager Duarte Barbosa claimed, " is a place of great traffic and has a good harbour in which there are always moored small craft of many kinds and also great ships, both of which are bound from Sofala and others which come from Cambay and Melinde and others which sail to the island of Zanzibar.

* Viziers to the Sultans of Zanzibar ( a branch of the Omani dynasty ); since 1890 filled by British, also known as First ministers, ( 1 July 1913-23 February 1961 ) the British Resident ( Minister ) s, an extremely direct form of indirect rule ( before and after Chief-or Prime Ministers, generally native ).

( Zanzibar criminalised gay and lesbian sex in 2004 ; see also Islam and homosexuality.

He also maintains that Menuthias ( with its abundance of rivers and crocodiles ) cannot have been Zanzibar ; i. e., Madagascar seems more likely.

Dull Day Decko ( Phelsuma dubia ()) also known as Zanzibar Day Gecko is a diurnal species of gecko.

Zanzibar is especially famous for its spice export.

* 1964 – The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.

The country is divided into 26 regions, 5 on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar, and 21 on the mainland in the former Tanganyika.

The semi-autonomous relationship between Zanzibar and the union is a unique system of government.

Tanzania is divided into 26 regions ( mkoa ), 21 on the mainland and five in Zanzibar ( three on Unguja, two on Pemba ).

The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the island of Zanzibar lying just offshore.

Population distribution is extremely uneven, with density varying from 1 person per square kilometre ( 3 / mi² ) in arid regions to 51 per square kilometre ( 133 / mi² ) in the well-watered mainland highlands, to 134 per square kilometre ( 347 / mi² ) on Zanzibar.

Zanzibar is about 97 % Muslim.

The name Tanzania is a portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance.

Just north of this city lies the Zanzibar Archipelago, a semi-autonomous territory of Tanzania which is famous for its spices.

Administratively, Tanzania is divided into 30 regions, with twenty-five on the mainland, three on Unguja ( known informally as Zanzibar Island ), and two on Pemba Island.

Zanzibar (; from, from " Coast of Blacks "; + ) is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa.

It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja ( the main island, informally referred to as Zanzibar ), and Pemba.

The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City, and its historic centre, known as Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.

Zanzibar is the home of the endemic Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey, the Zanzibar Servaline Genet, and the ( possibly extinct ) Zanzibar Leopard.

Unguja is composed of three administrative regions: Zanzibar Central / South, Zanzibar North and Zanzibar Urban / West.

Laws passed by the National Assembly are valid for Zanzibar only in specifically designated union matters.

The relationship between the Zanzibar government and the Tanzanian mainland has not been so good in recent years since Tanzania Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda's remark about the Isles ' strong sovereignty that Zanzibar is not an independent country outside the Union Government, within which it can only exercise its sovereignty.

Zanzibar is characterised by beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs and the historic Stone Town – said to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.

Endemic mammals with continental relatives include the Zanzibar red colobus, one of Africa's rarest primates, with perhaps only 1, 500 existing.

It is the only public institution for higher learning in Zanzibar, the other two institutions being private.

On the mainland, education is only compulsory for the seven years of primary education, while in Zanzibar an additional three years of secondary education are compulsory and free.

There is no public transport owned by the government at the moment in Zanzibar, but the Daladala ( as it is officially known in Zanzibar ) is the only kind of public transport owned by private owners ; the term Daladala originated from the Swahili word DALA or five shillings during the 1970s and 80s ( at that time public transport cost five shillings ).

Zanzibar Telecommunicatio known as Zantel was the first and only Zanzibar based Tele-communication company since 1999 before relocating its main headquarters to the Mainland.

As the Germans had shifted their interest to Tanganyika and Zanzibar where they had set posts, Sir Johnston therefore decided to meet with the only real threat, the Belgian administrator Captain Jacques, and together they agreed on a boundary that would be a line running from the northern tip end of Lake Mweru where the Lualaba leaves Lake Mweru to Cape Akalunga on Lake Tanganyika.

Also, the Zanzibar red colobus has a long tail used only for balancing — it is not prehensile.

The endearing Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew, an endemic elephant shrew the size of a rabbit, is the most noticeable of the park's endemic mammals ; the Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose and Ader's Duiker ( found only here and in Zanzibar ) are more elusive.

The pirate Zanzibar, the enforcer Road Pig, and a poacher known only as Gnawgahyde were also added.

There have only been assessments in some areas, such as Zanzibar.

The Aders ' duiker ( Cephalophus adersi ), also known as nunga in Swahili, kunga marara in Kipokomo, and harake in Giriama ), is a small, forest-dwelling duiker found only in Zanzibar and a small coastal enclave in Kenya.

Its weight varies greatly depending on geographical location ; those in eastern Zanzibar weigh, while those in the south weigh only.

Sultan Hamud was loyal to the British and acted as a figurehead for an essentially British-run government, the sultanate only being retained to avoid the costs involved with running Zanzibar directly as a crown colony.

A member of an impoverished tribe in what is modern day Kenya, inquisitive Kiyu sought out the scholars of Zanzibar to find answers to his questions on the world, only to wind up the slave of an alchemist.

Continuing the style used in Stand on Zanzibar, there is a multi-strand narrative and many characters in the book never meet each other ; some characters only appear in one or two vignettes.