Tanzania

Independence Day: December 9, 1961

Population: 65+ million

Tribes: Over 120 ethnic groups including Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Chagga, Haya, Makonde, and Maasai

Capital: Dodoma (legislative), Dar es Salaam (commercial)

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

Calling Code: +255

Food: Ugali, Nyama Choma, Pilau, Chapati, Mishkaki, Zanzibar Pizza

Music: Bongo Flava, Taarab, Ngoma

Languages: Swahili (official), English (official), 120+ indigenous languages