
Zanzibar
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Sultanate of Zanzibar Usultani wa Zanzibar (Swahili) | |
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Capital and largest city | Zanzibar City |
Official languages | Swahili, English, German |
Religion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Zanzibaris |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Establishment | |
• Majid bin Said becomes Sultan | 1856 |
• Independence from the United Kingdom | 1963 |
1964 | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,461 km2 (950 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 1,430,410 (TBD) |
• 2015 census | 1,361,387 (TBD) |
• Density | 581.2/km2 (1,505.3/sq mi) (TBD) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $4.485 trillion (TBD) |
• Per capita | $37,458 (TBD) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $2.823 trillion (TBD) |
• Per capita | $19,474 (TBD) |
Gini (2018) |
medium |
HDI (2018) |
high |
Currency | Zanzibari ryal (﷼) (ZAN) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AH) |
Driving side | right |
Zanzibar, officially the Sultanate of Zanzibar and also spelled Sansibar, is a country within the East African Federation, consisting of the Zanzibar Archipelago.
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