Tanzania Government 1997

Country name
conventional long form : United Republic of Tanzania
conventional short form: Tanzania
former: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Data code TZ

Government type republic

National capital Dar es Salaam
note: some government offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which is plannedas the new national capital by the end of 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 26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December 1961 (from UK-administeredUN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyikaunited with Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyikaand Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964

National holiday Union Day, 26 April (1964)

Constitution 25 April 1977; major revisions October 1984

Legal system based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limitedto matters of interpretation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
chief of state: President Benjamin William MKAPA (since 22 November 1995); Vice PresidentOmar Ali JUMA (since 22 November 1995); note the president is both chief ofstate and head of government
head of government: President Benjamin William MKAPA (since 22 November 1995); Vice PresidentOmar Ali JUMA (since 22 November 1995); note the president is both chief ofstate and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet ministers, including the prime minister, are appointed by thepresident from among the members of the National Assembly
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ballot by popular votefor five-year terms; election last held 29 October-19 November 1995 (nextto be held NA October 2000); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: percent of vote - Benjamin William MKAPA 62%, MREMA 28%, LIPUMBA 6%,CHEYO 4%

Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats, 232 directly elected;members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 29 October-19 November 1995 (next to be held NA October 2000)
election results : percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CCM 186, oppositionparties 46; note - of the 42 seats which are not elected, some are filledby presidential appointment and others are designated by law for specificofficials

Judicial branch Court of Appeal; High Court

Political parties and leaders Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party) [Benjamin William MKAPA];Civic United Front or CUF [Seif Sharif HAMAD]; National Convention for Constructionand Reform or NCCR [Lyatonga (Augustine) MREMA]; Union for Multiparty Democracyor UMD [Abdullah FUNDIKIRA]; Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo or CHADEMA[Edwin I. M. MTEI, chairman]; Democratic Party (unregistered) [Reverend MTIKLA];United Democratic Party or UDP [John CHEYO]

International organization participation ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G- 6, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO,ITU, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL,WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US
chief of mission: Ambassador Mustafa Salim NYANG'ANYI
chancery : 2139 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 939-6125
FAX: [1] (202) 797-7408

Diplomatic representation from the US
chief of mission: Ambassador J. Brady ANDERSON
embassy: 36 Laibon Road (off Bagamoyo Road), Dar es Salaam
mailing address: P. O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam
telephone: [255] (51) 66010 through 66015
FAX : [255] (51) 66701

Flag description divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist-sidecorner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle isblue

NOTE: The information regarding Tanzania on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tanzania Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tanzania Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.