Signification :
The name Zanzibar is derived from a combination of two Arabic words, 'Zenj', meaning black, and 'bar', being the Arabic word for land, resulting in the ancient title 'Land of the Blacks'.
Area : 1 264 km² for the island of Zanzibar and 860 km² for the island of Pemba.
Capital : Stone town
State : Zanzibar benefits from a particular status: it is a State connected with the republic of Tanzania, democracy pluri-partite.
Chief of state : John Magufuli
Government : Zanzibar is a part of the United Republic of Tanzania and has its own Government led by its president (the United Republic of Tanzania)
National day :
In April 26th ( 1964 ), unification of Zanzibar in Tanganyiaka to form current Tanzania
Jetlag :
+2:00 in winter and +1:00 in summer
Population : 1,3 million inhabitants on both islands, among which about 900 000 for the only island of Zanzibar. The inhabitants of Zanzibar are zanzibariotes.
Languages : Swahili, english
Ethnics:
mainland -African 99%, other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Religions :
The Islam for the greater part, but there is also Catholics and Hindus
Geography :
The archipelago of Zanzibar, situated in the Indian Ocean and being a part of Tanzania, consists of 3 islands: Unguja, generally called Zanzibar, Pemba in the North and Mafia in the South. Stone Town, the capital, is on the west coast of the island of Zanzibar, in 40km off the Tanzanian coast.
Natural resources : The clove tree was the privilege of Zanzibar. The introduction of the culture of seaweeds brought important economic changes; with that of the spices, it represents an excellent income for the territory today. The tourism also, with an annual average of 9000 visitors.
History :
Archipelago, the ancient territory of the sultanate of Oman, stage of the route to India of the time of the British. Today, the island enjoys a certain autonomy within the United Republic of Tanzania. Formerly, crossroads of the gold and the spices, the center of slaves' traffic, Zanzibar keeps tracks of its past, in the old districts of Stone Town.