The United
Republic of Tanzania is located in Eastern Africa between longitude 29o and 41o
East, Latitude 1o and 12o South.The United Republic of Tanzania was formed out
of the union of two sovereign states namely Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanganyika
became a sovereign state on 9th December, 1961 and became a Republic the
following year. Zanzibar became independent on 10th December, 1963 and the
People's Republic of Zanzibar was established after the revolution of 12th
January, 1964. The two sovereign republics formed the United Republic of
Tanzania on 26th April, 1964. However, the Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania is a unitary republic consisting of the Union Government and the
Zanzibar Revolutionary Government.