18 | The Lion King
Country Focus
T
anzania, officially the United
Republic of Tanzania (Swahili:
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa
anzania), is a country in East
Africa. It is bordered by Kenya
and Uganda to the north;
Rwanda, Burundi, and the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo to the west; and Zambia,
Malawi, and Mozambique
to the south. The country’s
eastern border is formed by
the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro,
Africa’s highest mountain, is in
northeastern Tanzania.
The Head of State is President
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected
in 2005. Since 1996, the official
capital of Tanzania has been
Dodoma, where the National
Assembly and some government
offices are located. Between
independence and 1996, the
main coastal city of Dar es
Salaam served as the country’s
political capital. It remains
Tanzania’s principal commercial
city and is the main location of
most government institutions.
The name “Tanzania” derives
from the names of the two states,
Tanzania
the land of Kilimanjaro
