This article is about the modern Tanzanian region. For the 19th and 20th century sultanate, see Sultanate of Zanzibar. For the Yemeni port city, see Zinjibar. For other uses, see Zanzibar (disambiguation).
Zanzibar
Zanzibar(Swahili) زنجبار(Arabic)
Flag
Anthem:Mungu ibariki Afrika(Swahili) "God has blessed us"[1]
Location of Zanzibar within Tanzania
The major islands of Unguja and Pemba in the Indian Ocean
Capital
Zanzibar City
Official languages
Swahili
Arabic
English
Ethnic groups
Swahili
Arabs
Hadimu
Shirazi
Tumbatu
Religion
99% Islam
0.5% Christianity
0.5% Others (include Indigenous and Irreligious)
Demonym(s)
Zanzibari
Government
Federacy
• President[2]
Hussein Mwinyi
• First Vice President
Othman Masoud Sharif
• Second Vice President
Hemed Suleiman Abdalla
Legislature
House of Representatives
Establishment history
• Zanzibar Sultanate
10 December 1963
• Zanzibar Revolution
12 January 1964
• Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
26 April 1964
Area
• Total[3]
2,462 km2 (951 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 census
1,889,773
• Density
768.2/km2 (1,989.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)
2020 estimate
• Total
$3.75 billion[4]
• Per capita
$2,500
HDI (2020)
0.720[5] high
Currency
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Time zone
UTC+3
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3
Driving side
left
Calling code
+255
Internet TLD
.tz
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Zanzibar[a] is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre, Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism.[6] The main spices produced are clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. The Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes referred to locally as the "Spice Islands". Tourism in Zanzibar is a more recent activity, driven by government promotion that caused an increase from 19,000 tourists in 1985,[7] to 376,000 in 2016.[8] The islands are accessible via 5 ports and the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which can serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year.[9]
Zanzibar's marine ecosystem is an important part of the economy for fishing and algaculture and contains important marine ecosystems that act as fish nurseries for Indian Ocean fish populations. Moreover, the land ecosystem is the home of the endemic Zanzibar red colobus, the Zanzibar servaline genet, and the extinct or rare Zanzibar leopard.[10][11] Pressure from the tourist industry and fishing as well as larger threats such as sea level rise caused by climate change are creating increasing environmental concerns throughout the region.[12]
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^"Exotic Zanzibar and its seafood". 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^Lange, Glenn-Marie (1 February 2015). "Tourism in Zanzibar: Incentives for sustainable management of the coastal environment". Ecosystem Services. Marine Economics and Policy related to Ecosystem Services: Lessons from the World's Regional Seas. 11: 5–11. doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.11.009. ISSN 2212-0416.
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^Li, Joanna (7 June 2018). "Zanzibar Leopard Captured on Camera, Despite Being Declared Extinct". Inside Edition. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^Seaburn, Paul (12 June 2018). "Extinct 'Evil' Zanzibar Leopard Seen Alive in Tanzania". Mysterious Universe. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^Khamis, Zakaria A.; Kalliola, Risto; Käyhkö, Niina (15 November 2017). "Geographical characterization of the Zanzibar coastal zone and its management perspectives". Ocean & Coastal Management. 149: 116–134. Bibcode:2017OCM...149..116K. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.10.003. ISSN 0964-5691. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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